Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27
This course is designed to introduce students to early English keyboard music through practical engagement with the music and the instruments on which it was played, focusing on the music of William Byrd which had been composed before 1591, and published as the compilation My Ladye Nevells Booke. The course involves a practical engagement with the music in masterclasses during which students are introduced to the kinds of instruments on which it would have been played. Students are expected to participate actively in performance activities, but assessment is through written work.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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The course involves a practical engagement with the music in master classes during which students will be introduced to the kinds of instruments on which it would have been played; there will be an optional visit to the Russell Collection in Edinburgh.
Students will be introduced to the manuscript, the genres of music contained within it, as well as to the evidence it provides about performance practice (especially fingering and ornamentation).
Students will be expected to participate actively in performance activities, but assessment will be through written work.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: Essay of 3,000 words (100%).
Resit: Essay of 3,000 words (100%).
Students will be expected to practise one piece contained in the manuscript.
Written feedback on the essay will be provided in the form of annotations to the script and a report form.
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