Organology (historical part)

Teacher(s)

Ceulemans Anne-Emmanuelle;

Language

French

Main themes

History of the instruments of Western music from the Middle Ages to the Present.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Knowledge of musical instruments and their history.

Content

The course shows the evolution of instruments in the history of Western music. It consists of a presentation based on many documents and iconographic sound. Each instrument is presented in its socio-cultural and musical, so that students can identify the resources and limitations. A portion of the course is devoted to the reading of scores, to show how the instruments are operated in the orchestra and various instrumental formations.
As part of the course, a visit to the Musical Instruments Museum in Brussels or to instrument workshops are possible.
A personal paper written by the students, dedicated to a musical instrument and based on multilingual specialised literature, is required.

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Lectures illustrated with Powerpoint presentations.

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The evaluation is based on following criteria :

• a written paper;
• oral examination on the course content, the auditory identification of musical instruments and the observation capabilities of instruments not studied during the course.

Other information

English-friendly course: course taught in French but offering facilities in English.

Online resources

Syllabus on Moodle

Bibliography

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Faculty or entity

ARKE