
Solfeggi
Per voce di Soprano
Con accompagnamento di Basso
Del Signore Giuseppe Aprile
This manuscript ("Solfeggi for Soprano Voice with Bass Accompaniment by Giuseppe Aprile") probably dates from the turn of the eighteenth to the nineteenth century. The solfeggi are loosely organized by difficulty, with simple melodies in easy keys at the beginning, and more complex meters, keys, and melodic patterns toward the end. Some of the last solfeggi feature fugue-like openings. This manuscript was neatly prepared, with ample space between notes and a generous layout of the staves. Nonetheless it is rife with errors. Fortunately, Aprile presented the schematic phrases of the galant style with such fidelity to their norms that the modern editor can feel relatively confident in supplying the correct notes. |