Graduate Seminar in Keyboard Music 1710 to 1820

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Seminar in music for keyboards (organ, harpischord, pianoforte) from the early works of J.S. Bach (c. 1710) to late Beethoven. MUSIC 585 Graduate Seminar in Keyboard Music 1710 to 1820 (2)This first of three seminar courses is intended for pianists in the degrees Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts who will have already passed the introductory survey in Keyboard Literature, MUSIC 481 or its equivalent at other institutions. The material, dealing with the periods beginning with late Baroque (J.S. Bach, Handel, Domenico Scarlatti) and ending with Beethoven, will be covered in class discussions, listening assignments, and student presentations in class. Both writing and speaking will be required. The course is designed to give developing professional pianists greater depth and breadth of knowledge of their repertoire than is possible either in the introductory survey or in their own practice. The seminar format encourages group discussion as well as independent work.