HP 551T Baroque Music Performance
The main purpose of this course is to foster greater understanding of the literature and to explore ways of using historical knowledge to help find practical solutions for present-day performance. Selected vocal and instrumental works from 1600 to 1750 will be studied and performed in class. The course will proceed chronologically, beginning with Caccini and Monteverdi and ending with Bach and Handel. Scores of all works studied will be distributed to the students as we go along, together with relevant primary source materials dealing with issues of style, content, ornamentation, etc. Students will be tested on their familiarity with all the works and historical information studied in class.