Regole e Partimenti 2

This second volume of Francesco Durante’s (1684–1755) Regole e Partimenti features his partimenti diminuiti followed by an impressive collection of twenty-one imitative partimenti, most likely composed by other Neapolitan composers. Durante’s curriculum invites students to imitate and vary figured cadences, scales, and sequences. These exercises were typically demonstrated by the teacher through variations in each key and enabled students to master them in multiple ways, allowing them to reapply and combine these patterns improvisationally. Durante’s partimenti offer some of the best instructional content available, with their structured yet flexible approach making them invaluable for teaching both figured bass and compositional concepts.