Gasparini, Francesco
(1661–1727)
FRANCESCO GASPARINIGASPARINI, FRANCESCOFRANCESCO GASPARINI [* 1661-† 1727] The sophistication which continuo accompaniments had attained at the beginning of the eighteenth century is documented in Francesco Gasparini's L'armonico pratico al cimbalo (1708). While aiding inexperienced students in understanding unfigured basses and their realization, Gasparini also divulged the essence of stylistic continuo playing, including the art of diminution, the relationship between the keyboard's melodic…