HARPSICHORD LITERATURE AND TECHNIQUE III -EARLY INTERMEDIATE

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Third semester study of Harpsichord, its history, performance practices, technique and repertory. Masterclass format. Students will learn high Baroque and Galant styles pieces written for harpsichord, as well as ornaments, fingering, dynamics and articulation on the instrument. Emphasis on pieces from Spanish, Italian and German High Baroque harpsichord schools of the 18th century. Students are limited to a combined total of four enrollments in MUS 86, 87, 88, and 89.