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The Chaconne and Passacaglia in Twentieth Century Organ Music

In order to trace the origin of the chaconne and passacaglia, the much larger classification of basso ostinato, of which the chaconne and passacaglia are two later examples, must be considered. According to one authority, Lili Propper, the earliest beginnings of the basso ostinato can be traced back to the Middle Ages through the use of organ points exemplified in organum purum. A later and more developed use of the basso ostinato can be discovered in the recurring basses of the Montpellier Codex and the masses of the fifteenth century. A freer manifestation of the idea can be found in the reiterated bass motive of the familiar canon, Sumer is icumen in.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663554
Date01 1900
CreatorsTiller, Barney
ContributorsOttman, Robert W., Peters, Dale
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 164 leaves: ill., music, Text
RightsPublic, Tiller, Barney, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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