Organology (historical part)

Teacher(s)

Ceulemans Anne-Emmanuelle;

Language

French
> English-friendly

Prerequisites

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Main themes

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

Learning outcomes

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

Lectures illustrated with Powerpoint presentations.

Evaluation methods

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.

Online resources

Syllabus on Moodle

Bibliography

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Faculty or entity

EHAC