54. Quarenghi and Counterpoint: FUGUE
Description
Episode 54 is Part 4 and the final installment in my exploration into Counterpoint.
It started simply due to an accident. Upon finding and perusing through Guglielmo Quarenghi's 600 page cello method, there in the middle was a complete study on counterpoint. Included were original compositions of his own exemplifying 5 Species of Counterpoint, Imitation, Canon, and Fugue.
I was hooked because of the singularity of the inclusion. This was also indicative of the lack of attention paid to counterpoint especially in relation to Bach's music and how central a role it plays in a cellists upbringing.
What are your own thoughts on learning Bach's suites for cello or any other composition? Is it necessary to learn counterpoint to be an informed player or is it more of an issue of adding to the palette? (Or would you phrase it differently?)
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