The Partimenti Workshop is entering a new phase, with updated curriculum, new teaching materials, and a renewed focus on creative musicianship. Here’s a look at what’s evolving and where the work is headed next.

Imagining a correspondence with Joseph Haydn reveals how partimenti training shaped historical composers — and raises timely questions about listening, creativity, and musical fluency in today’s fast-moving musical world.

Partimenti began in the conservatories of Naples as a playful, listening-based approach to learning harmony, improvisation, and composition. Rediscovered today, this tradition offers powerful insights into musical fluency, creativity, and how musicians have historically learned to speak the language of music.