Schemata

On this page I will write about different schemata, or bass motions if you like, occurring in the guitar literature around the 19th century.

Schemata theory can be thought of as musical modules. A bit like LEGO, where you can combine different parts to create a whole. There are many different schemata out there and the terminology goes in many different directions. On this section of the website I will use a combination of the terms created by R. Gjerdingen found in his book Music in the Galant Style (2020), and sometime names/terms by other schemata theorists. Occasionally I find the schemata names used in Music in the Galant Style, and their execution, to be difficult to remember. So when I see fit, I will use more straight forward names and explanatory terms.

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