Collegium Musicum Viol Class - Florida International University

Florida International University
School of Music
Collegium Musicum
Viol Class
MUN 1471, Course #: 20196, 1 Credit
Thursday Evening 5–6:15 pm
Recital Hall, WPAC 140
Spring 2012
Mikaho Somekawa
assisted by David Dolata, Ph.D.
Office: 146A WPAC
Office Phone & Voice Mail: 305-348-2076
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3–4, Thursdays 2–3
Prof. Somekawa’s e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Dolata’s e-mail: [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the FIU Collegium Musicum Viol Class is to provide basic instruction on the
instruments of the viola da gamba family. At the conclusion of this course, students will
have:
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Learned basic viola da gamba technique: bowing, fingering, etc.
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Become familiar with viol consort repertoire.
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Learned how to play as a member of a viol consort.
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Been introduced to basic performance practice issues as they pertain to the viol.
Students will be provided viols and bows from the FIU Collegium Musicum collection at the
first class in the following order of priority: music majors, music minors, and FIU faculty
and staff.
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REQUIRED TEXT, RECORDINGS, AND OTHER RESOURCES
REQUIRED
Viola da Gamba Method for Classroom or Private Study by Martha Bishop. This
book is not available through the bookstore. Available through the Boulder Early
Music Shop for $17.50. http://www.bems.com
Additional musical scores and other instructional materials will be provided.
RECOMMENDED
Play the Viol by Alison Crum. ISBN: 0193174227. This book is not available
through the bookstore. Available through the Boulder Early Music Shop for $49.95.
http://www.bems.com
Viol Rules by Alison Crum. ISBN: 9780952822042 Viol Rules is the updated version
of Play the Viol, but it is difficult to acquire since it’s still relatively new. This book
is not available through the bookstore. You will have to order it yourself on-line
through Amazon.com or other such booksellers.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GREEN LIBRARY
Several recommended items relating to performance practice, early music
performance, and the viol are available for your use at the Green Library. You will
find these items and their call numbers listed at the end of the syllabus. You might
want to also acquaint yourself with the following periodicals available in either hard
copy at Green Library or in digital format through the FIU library portal:
Early Music
Early Music History
Early Music America
VIOLA DA GAMBA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Viola da Gamba Society of America is an unusually rich resource about anything
having to do with the viola da gamba. You can access it at http://vdgsa.org
NAXOS MUSIC LIBRARY
As an FIU student, you have access to the Naxos Music Library, a digital online
music collection, with 100,000+ classical, jazz, and world music tracks. To access
either on–campus, or from home If you are connecting directly to the FIU computer
network, no login is required: http://FIU.NaxosMusicLibrary.com and for the jazz
add–on http://FIU.NaxosMusicLibrary.com/jazz
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IMPORTANT: If you are accessing the system from home by any of the commercial
providers, such as AOL, Naxos has to validate you as an FIU user. Go to the library
home page at: library.fiu.edu and click on "Connect from Home" and follow the
instructions. Then, proceed as above.
GRADING & ATTENDANCE POLICY
Grades will not be based on performance level, but rather on improvement, dedication,
attitude, collegiality, and reliability. Grades will be diminished for classes. There are no
written exams or assignments.
DISABILITY CLAUSE
Any student in this course who has a disability should contact Dr. Dolata personally as soon
as possible to discuss the appropriate accommodations necessary to complete the course
requirements.
OFFICE HOURS AND PROFESSOR CONTACT
Prof. Somekawa’s office hours are by appointment only. Dr. Dolata’s office hours are
Tuesdays 3–4pm and Thursdays 2pm–3pm. Every other Tuesday I may be a few minutes late
if the Faculty Senate meeting that precedes my office hour runs past its scheduled time. It’s
always best to make an appointment with me in advance because otherwise my office hours
will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. E-mail is by far the easiest and most
reliable way to reach us.
You are obligated to check you FIU e-mail address on a daily basis because that is how FIU
and your professors are set up to communicate with you. If you prefer to use some other email address, I suggest that you have your FIU e-mail forwarded to the account you do use.
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CLASS SCHEDULE
The content of each class is subject to change according to the class’ progress. Consider the
following schedule as a broad overview rather than a precise schedule.
January 12
Distribution of Viols, Course Introduction, & Basics
January 19
Basics
January 26
Bowing
February 2
Fretting and Fingering
February 9
Exercises
February 16
Exercises
February 23
Exercises
March 1
Exercises
March 8
Exercises
March 15
NO CLASS – Spring Break
March 22
Viol Consort
March 29
Viol Consort
April 3
Viol Consort
April 10
Viol Consort
April 17
Viol Consort
April 26
Viol Consort
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GENERAL READING LIST
Arnold, F.T. The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-bass as Practiced in the XVIIth &
XVIIIth Centuries. ML442 .A7 1965
Bach, CPE. Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments. MT224 .B132
Borgir, Tharald. The Performance of the Basso Continuo in Italian Baroque Music. ML442
.B67 1987
Brown, Clive. Classical and Romantic Performing Practice 1750-1900. ML457 .B76 1999
Brown, Howard Mayer & Stanley Sadie, eds. Performance Practice: Music before 1600.
ML457 .P47 1990
Brown, Howard Mayer & Stanley Sadie, eds. Performance Practice: Music after 1600.
ML457. P46 1990
Butt, John. Playing with History: The Historical Approach to Musical Performance. ML457
.B92 2002
Carter, Stewart. A Performer’s guide to Seventeenth-Century Music. ML457 .P49 1997
Coelho, Victor. Performance on Lute, Guitar, and Vihuela: Historical Practice and Modern
Interpretation. ML1003 .P47 1997
Cyr, Mary. Performing Baroque Music. ML457 .C9 1992
Dart, Thurston. Interpretation of Music. ML430.5 .D3 1963
Donington, Robert. The Interpretation of Early Music. ML457 .D64 1965
Donington, Robert. A Performer’s Guide to Baroque Music. ML457 .D65 1974
Duffin, Ross. A Performer’s Guide to Early Music. ML457 .P475 2000
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. The musical dialogue: thoughts on Monteverdi, Bach, and Mozart.
ML60.H33713 1989
. Baroque music today: music as speech: ways to a new understanding of music.
ML457.H313 1988 Also available as e-book.
Haskell, Harry. The Early Music Revival: A History. ML457 .H35 1996
Haynes, Bruce. The End of Early Music. ML457 .H38 2007
Kenyon, Nicholas. Authenticity and Early Music: A Symposium. ML457 .A98 1988
Kite-Powell, Jeff, ed. A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music. ML457.P48 2007
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Lang, Paul Henry. Musicology and Performance. ML60 .L2362 1997
Lawson, Colin. The Historical Performance of Music: An Introduction. ML457 .L39 1999
Neumann, Frederick. Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music. MT80 .N48
Phillips, Elizabeth V., and John-Paul Christopher Jackson. Performing Medieval and
Renaissance Music: An Introductory Guide. ML430.5 .P52 1986
Quantz, Johann Joachim. On Playing the Flute. MT80 .N48
Sherman, Bernard. Inside Early Music: Conversations with Performers. ML457 .S52 1997
Walls, Peter. History, Imagination, and the Performance of Music. ML457 .W34 2003
VIOL READING LIST
Crum, Alison. The Viol Rules: a notebook. MT338.C933 2009
Crum, Alison with Sonia Jackson. Play the viol: the complete guide to playing the treble,
tenor, and bass viol. MT338.C93 1989
De Smet, Robin. Published music for the viola da gamba and other viols. ML128 S7 D48
Tepelow, Deborah. Performance practice and technique in Marin Marais’ Pièces de viole.
MT145.M37 T4 1986
Woodfield, Ian. The early history of the viol. ML760.V55 W66 1984