Lectures
All lectures will be held at Isidor Bajić Music School, Njegoševa 9.
11/10/2012
Too often musicology and music practice seem worlds apart. They might even appear to be each others antipodes: theoretical versus practical or rational versus emotional. This lecture however will not reflect on those differences, but rather on the common ground of both disciplines and on how they can profit from one another, especially for musicians in the field of Early Music.
Introducing Historical Performance Practice, Julia Miller.
from 15 to 16 o'clock
While a vast, rich repertoire of early music exists which we can perform and enjoy today, there are many puzzles about how this music was performed in the past. We live hundreds of years after it was written, and much of the needed performance information was not written into the original music sources. This lecture will introduce the lively area of Historical Performance Practice, which studies
- how earlier music was originally performed and
- how we might apply the historical practices in an informed way to music performances today.
Topics to be introduced include: Which historical instruments were used? What were they like at the time, compared to today? How did they play? In what circumstances did they play? How was music interpreted then? How was it notated? How did music manuscripts differ from our modern music editions?
Discussion and questions will be very welcome.
12/10/2012
Performing Early Music from Facsimiles: Delights and Challenges, Julia Miller
from 10.30 to 11.30
Original manuscripts and editions of Early Music contain a wealth of information in addition to the music notes. These fascinating details are of great value to today’s musicians interested in offering historically informed performances. Facsimile editions reproduce original music sources and give us access to many of their secrets. This lecture will introduce and explore some of the many advantages and challenges of working with these facsimiles, or copies. It will look at issues such as understanding the original historical notation. The presentation will be illustrated with images of many beautiful manuscripts and early editions.
13/10/2012
Introducing the Viola da Gamba, Srđan Stanić
from 11 to 12 o'clock
-Development through time
-Viola da Gamba in different countries
-The most important representatives from different countries
-Listening to music: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque
-Small live demonstration
-Video samples
-Answering questions
The Early Recorder, Blokfluit, Blockflöte, Flûte douce - An Illustrated Introduction, Julia Miller
from 12 to 13 o'clock
The recorder was one of the major instruments during the Renaissance and Baroque eras and reached a level of high virtuosity and great popularity. This presentation will survey the recorder’s rich history, its evolution, the instrument’s characteristics, and the many kinds of music it played. These will be illustrated with images from art works, manuscripts, music examples and demonstrations. Questions will be welcome.