Learning Outcomes:
Participation in this module will enable students to:
-Encourage new and innovative approaches to personal musical practice;
-Approach the development of repertoire within a group over a limited time frame;
-Develop their musical communication skills in rehearsal;
-Explore specialised selection of choral repertoire during the semester;
-Perform a concert programme together at the end of the semester.
Indicative Module Content:
Choral ensemble performance practice issues in the vocal works of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) and Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), as examples of Early-Baroque repertoire and style.