Saturday, April 10, 2010

Class Descriptions

♫ 9:15 AM :

Recorder consorts : for all; we divide you by skill level. Varied consort repertory from Mediterranean shores.

The Art of Articulation: approaching different kinds of articulation thru a variety of musical styles, from 15 th c. Josquin thru 18 th c. Loeillet to 21 st c. Maute. Recorders only, int. to adv.

♫ 11:15 AM :

Villancicos: Spanish songs of the late 15 th & early 16 th centuries from the Cancionero del Palacio & similar collections, with the characteristic spiky rhythms of this uniquely Spanish genre . Rec only, lo int. & up.

“I have seen the map of the world:” Johannes Cornago was a late 15 th-c. Spanish composer working at the court of Naples. We'll explore his Mass Ayo visto lo mappamundi, the first known Spanish Mass cycle, & other works. Recs, strings, voices, int. & up.

Let’s Dance the Canario : play examples of this lively 17 th c. Spanish dance named for the Canary Islands. Recs & strings, int. & up.

Victoria Victorious: Explore the ravishing vocal music of famed Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria as we adapt it for winds and strings. Text-driven interpretation will result in a glorious performance of already beautiful music. Recs & strings, int. & up.

Love Songs from French Cyprus: haunting sounds & complex rhythms of late 14 th c. French courtly love songs. Recs only, adv.

♫ 1:30 PM :

Intro. to Renaissance Ornamentation: The published dances of French composer Pierre Attaignant serve as the framework for more interesting arrangements as musicians improvise on the melodic lines. Recs & viols, intermediate & up.

Music from the Time of the Crusades: Medieval songs & dances by Richard Lionheart & others. All insts welcome; lo int & up.

Renaissance band : jaunty dances from 16 th-c. Italian collections of Bendusi, Mainerio, and that most prolific of all composers, Don Anónimo. For brass & open & capped reeds.

Music for Leo X: works by Josquin, Andreas da Silva, Penalosa, Conseil, La Rue, & Fevin. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni d'Medici, did more than any prior pope to patronize the arts in Rome, hiring musicians & requesting compositions. Recs & voices, int. & up.

Music of Petrucci: this Venetian publisher of music made widely available the most popular European music of the preceding half-century. Hi int.-adv. recs with secure rhythmic skills.

Renaissance Spanish Style in Brazilian Swing: common musical elements of new dances & musical forms such as vilancicos from the New World, & delightful Brazilian popular music arranged for recs. Beautiful Portuguese melodies, with snappy syncopated Spanish /African rhythms, result in a rich musical heritage of Brazilian colonial, classical, & popular music. Recs only, hi int-adv.

♫ 3:00 PM :

Canzone alla Napolitana: 5-pt music of Lodovico Agostini (1574) including villanesche & madrigale, some based on earlier songs by other composers. Recs & strings, low int. & up.

Portuguese sacred music of the late 16 th c.: beautiful lesser-known repertory from the great cathedrals of Portugal; lo int. & up, recs, strings, voices.

Madrigali spirituali: madrigal-like music with sacred texts by Palestrina, Anerio, Gesualdo, & Lasso, popular in Italy toward the end of the 16th century, despite the Counter-Reformation. Recs, viols, & voices, int. to adv .

Baroque Orchestra: baroque works for multiple recorders, both original & arrangements. Recs & continuo insts, hi int-adv.

Canzone & ricercare: masterworks of polyphonic instrumental music from the Golden Age of La Serenissima. Music from Venice & the Veneto, by Giovanni Gabrieli & his contemporaries. Recorders only, adv.

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