Special Topics in Performance Practice 1
CFA MP 781
Consideration of major performance issues in the music of Monteverdi, Handel, Bach, et al. Covers topics such as ornamentation, tempo, articulation, tuning and temperament, baroque instruments and their playing techniques, baroque dance, and various national styles of playing. Students perform on their instruments, discuss performance issues, read primary sources and other material about 17th and 18th century performance, compose ornamentation, and listen to and discuss recorded performances. occasional guest lecturers. Required of all historical performance majors. Open to other music graduate students with permission of the instructor.
FALL 2024 Schedule
| Section | Instructor | Location | Schedule | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Bradley | CFA 154 | T 9:00 am-10:45 am | (meets with CFAMH 671) Performance Practice to 1750 Primary musical sources, historical treatises, and secondary sources, will be used to develop an understanding of various performance practice issues. Students will discuss the merits of so-called authentic or historical performance, and arrive at philosophical and practical approaches to performing music from its earliest notations to the early Baroque and beyond. |
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