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Course Catalog 2006-2007 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Historical Performance Courses
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The Historical Performance Program is an interdisciplinary program which cuts across departmental and divisional boundaries. Its primary aim is to explore several aspects of the study of performance: determining those questions a musician should ask about any repertoire in order to make informed choices about performance; integrating the learning of a piece by investigating its historical and cultural context, as well as the practical aspects of instruments and performance conventions; and developing a perspective on the history of performing styles and traditions up to and including the twentieth century.
The program is broad in its application as it includes course offerings in both academic work and applied study. For those students wishing to specialize, there is the opportunity to major in performance on a historical instrument (see Historical Performance major in the Undergraduate and Graduate Program sections of this catalog).
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Historical Performance Courses: Classroom
All Historical Performance courses are open to Conservatory and College of Arts and Sciences students (subject to meeting the prerequisites for individual courses). These courses will be granted HPRF (Historical Performance) credit on student transcripts, or in the cases of HPRF 302 and 312, may be taken to fulfill an upper-division music history requirement. To receive music history credit for these two courses, a student must register using the music history numbers, MHST 302 and 312. Introduction to Performance Practice (HPRF 302/502 or MHST 302) is designed to introduce the non-specialist and specialist alike to the nature of a historically informed approach to performance; Seminar in Performance Practice (HPRF 303/503) and Special Topics in Performance Practice (HPRF 312/512 or MHST 312) are intended to allow students to pursue certain areas of historical performance in greater depth, either as a sub-specialty or as part of a performance major or minor on a historical instrument. Historical Performance Courses: Applied Studies
These offerings include private study (principal or secondary) on historical instruments, and coached ensembles or applied study classes in which the emphasis is on a historically informed approach to performance. Private study is available on harpsichord, fortepiano, organ, recorder, Baroque flute, Baroque oboe, Baroque violin, Baroque cello and viola da gamba. Applied courses and ensembles include: |
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