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Learning the continuo part for Vivaldi's Four seasons

Checking the first edition, I'm noticing that it is only partially figured, I guess that some passages aren't numbered because it's too obvious (not so much for me).

Is this work regarded an easy part for the cembalist? I'm surely more comfortable with slow movements, such as the largo in Inverno. Should I try something easier before tackling this one (from Vivaldi or another author)? I'm already studying excercises, but I like to play works too.

What was your journey like to learn continuo?

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u/miguelon — 5 days ago
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IT WORKS!

Please ignore the bad hand posture, mistakes, and poorly regulated and tuned harpsichord. BUT IT WORKS!

I’ve been working on replacing the action in my recently acquired (November) Burton straight side harpsichord kit.

I had Zuckermann custom make new registers for their jacks and create a stringing schedule.

Today I finally got all the jacks cut to length, plectrums working well enough, and dampers installed.

The majority of the treble strings have only been tuned twice or so, so within the hour of me messing it had detuned a bit again.

Is it perfect ? No! Does it work? YES! I’m mostly just mildly proud of myself figuring this out without knowing the first thing of instrument building or repair to begin with.

Also I really need to cut my fingernails which accounts for some of the mistakes..

u/ras2101 — 8 days ago
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Microtonal shakuhachi honkyoku on lavachord

Hi everyone

I've been learning Shakuhachi through honkyoku and the melodies are really something else. There are a lot of tone colour changes, microtones, special techniques that are very specific to the flute, but I am trying to interpret these as well on the lavachord (think mini wooden piano cross harpsichord cross kanun)

Appreciate thoughts! :)

https://youtu.be/qIM124zt1Yw

u/Mundane-Emphasis2558 — 9 days ago