MUPP 381. Topics in Performance Practice.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An overview of the techniques, methods, and problems of historical performance. Topics covered include theoretical matters involving source material, treatises, organology, 17th-century views of rhetoric and emotion, 18th-century composition methods, rhythmic interpretation, embellishment and ornamentation, tuning and temperament, and basso continuo.
- 3 hours
- Restriction: Open to Early Music students and those interested in modern performance