Renaissance music practice 3106-PraMR-OG

The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on selected issues related to renaissance music through the practical contact with them (singing musical pieces, learning basics of counterpoint and mensural notation).

The course will include:
- performances of vocal pieces (mainly from facsimile editions / digital reproductions of music sources)
- introduction in the mensural notation
- introduction in the basics of renaissance counterpoint
- audial analysis of recordings of selected pieces (with elements of discussion on the performance practice issues)
- presentation of selected on-line databases linked to renaissance music (digital libraries, catalogues, professional websites).
Part of the course will cover the topic of dance in the Renaissance, both from the perspective of its cultural contexts and practical basics (based on Thoinot Arbeau’s treatise “Orchésographie” (1589).

The topics and material discussed during this course are addressed mainly to students of 1st year of musicology, as a kind of supplement to the history of renaissance music. There is, however, no obstacle in participation of students of other years or different fields. The participants should be able to read music notation and have basic singing experience.

The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on selected issues related to renaissance music through the practical contact with them (singing musical pieces, learning basics of counterpoint and mensural notation).

The course will include:
- performances of vocal pieces (mainly from facsimile editions / digital reproductions of music sources)
- introduction in the mensural notation
- introduction in the basics of renaissance counterpoint
- audial analysis of recordings of selected pieces (with elements of discussion on the performance practice issues)
- presentation of selected on-line databases linked to renaissance music (digital libraries, catalogues, professional websites).
Part of the course will cover the topic of dance in the Renaissance, both from the perspective of its cultural contexts and practical basics (based on Thoinot Arbeau’s treatise “Orchésographie” (1589).

The topics and material discussed during this course are addressed mainly to students of 1st year of musicology, as a kind of supplement to the history of renaissance music. There is, however, no obstacle in participation of students of other years or different fields. The participants should be able to read music notation and have basic singing experience.