Thinking Music
Notes on partimenti, musical creativity, improvisation, and learning to think in music.
These essays explore historical traditions of musical training, practical tools for improvisation and composition, and reflections on how musicians learn to create.
Dear Herr Haydn
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.