HARPSICHORD LITERATURE AND TECHNIQUE II - LATE BEGINNER

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Second semester study of Harpsichord, its history, performance practices, technique and repertory. Emphasis on German and French repertory from mid-Baroque period. Masterclass format. Students will review Renaissance and early Baroque pieces written for harpsichord, and will study mid-Baroque (up to 1680s) pieces and their ornaments, fingering, dynamics and articulation on the instrument. Emphasis on short pieces from German and French harpsichord schools of the mid-late 17th century. Students are limited to a combined total of four enrollments in MUS 86, 87, 88, and 89.