Organ: Repertoire and performance practice

Organ: Repertoire and performance practice
Course code
Codice
845
Type of course
Tipologia dell'unità di corso
Individuale
Disciplinary sector
Settore disciplinare
Organ [CODI/19]
Course contents
Contenuti trattati
Prerequisites
Prerequisiti
Objective of the course
Obiettivi di apprendimento
Recommended reading
Bibliografia raccomandata
Teaching methods
Metodi di insegnamento
Organ: Executions and repertories I
Course code
Codice
CODI/19T31
Type of course
Tipologia dell'unità di corso
Individuale
Language of instruction
Lingua di insegnamento
Details
Note
Semester/trimester
Durata
Course contents
Contenuti trattati
The student will prepare different pieces, thus acquiring:
a) listening and memorization skills that will help him in solving
performance problems independentl;
b) a structured learning approach;
c) ability to follow different musical lines in poliphony;
d) attention to posture;
e) ability to grasp the expressive intentions of a piece using their
intuition;
f) extensive knowledge of styles, forms and historical periods.
Prerequisites
Prerequisiti
Possible gaps
Eventuali propedeuticità
Recommended reading
Bibliografia raccomandata
Teaching methods
Metodi di insegnamento
Examination Programme
Programma d'esame
The student will be asked to prepare:
a) a piece from Frescobaldi's "Fiori Musicali" and a piece by a
contemporary author up to Pasquini ( ex. Cavazzoni, MS di
Castell'Arquato, Gabrieli, Merulo);
b) two pieces (either Praeludia or Choral fantasies) by Buxtehude,
Lubeck, Tunder, Scheidemann, Böhm etc.;
c) a Prelude and Fugue by Bach of a suitable level (ex. C major BWV
531, g minor BWV 535, C major. BWV 545, g minor BWV 578 etc.);
d) two choral preludes from Bach's Orgelbüchlein;
e) a romantic french piece (ex. Franck: Pastoral, Prelude, fugue and
variation; Guilmant, Pieces dans different styles; Widor, any
movement from Symphonie op. 13; Saint-Saëns, Trois rhapsodies
etc.);
f) a modern piece (ex. Langlais: "Ite Missa est" from Hommage à
Frescobaldi, Theme and variation, etc.; Litaize: Toccata "Veni
Creator"; Andriessen: Intermezzi"; One Adagio and one Allegro from
Hindemith's sonatas; One movement from Schroeder's, Bornefeld's,
Eben's (or other italian author) sonatas.
g) oral exam on organ building (italian, german, spanish organ) and
interpretation studies (small musical forms).
Courses
Percorsi di studio
Course
Year
Subject
Frequency
Assessment
ECTS
Corso studi
Anno
type
type
Valutazione
credits
Tipologia
Tipologia
formativa
frequenza
Obbligatoria
Organo
1° anno di
Core
(Organo e
corso
subjects
Organo
1° anno di
Core
(Organo e
corso
subjects
Crediti
Esame
18
Triennio
composizione
organistica) Triennio
Superiore
Ordinamentale
di I livello
composizione
organistica) Triennio
Superiore
Ordinamentale
di I livello
Organ: Executions and repertories II
Obbligatoria
Esame
Triennio
21
Course code
Codice
CODI/19T32
Type of course
Tipologia dell'unità di corso
Individuale
Language of instruction
Lingua di insegnamento
Details
Note
Semester/trimester
Durata
Course contents
Contenuti trattati
The student will prepare different pieces, thus acquiring:
a) listening and memorization skills that will help him in solving
performance problems independently;
b) a structured and independent learning approach;
c) ability to phrase different musical lines in poliphony;
d) ability to control body movement;
e) ability to grasp the expressive intentions of a piece using their
intuition;
f) personal interpretation skills.
Prerequisites
Prerequisiti
Possible gaps
Eventuali propedeuticità
Organ: Executions and repertories I
Recommended reading
Bibliografia raccomandata
Teaching methods
Metodi di insegnamento
Examination Programme
Programma d'esame
The student will be asked to prepare:
a) two pieces from spanish, flemish or english schools of the XVI-XVII
centuries (ex. Arauxo: Tientos; Cabanilles, Cabezon, Bruna etc.;
Sweelinck: Praeludium pedaliter, Echo fantasia in d, Chorals etc. ;
Byrd etc.);
b) a prelude and fugue of medium difficulty by Bach (ex. C major.
BWV 531, g minor. BWV 535, C major. BWV 545, G major. BWV 550, d
minor BWV 539, A major, BWV 536, fugue in g minor BWV 578, etc.);
c) two choral preludes of medium difficulty by Bach (Orgelbüchlein,
Leipziger Chorales, Third part of the Clavier-Übung);
d) a romantic german or italian piece (ex.: Mendelsshon: Sonate Op.
65; Reger from op.59, 63, 92, 129; Rheinberger, Sonate 1 to 4; Bossi,
Yon, Mattei, Capocci, Ravanello etc.);
e) A modern piece (ex. Langlais:"Ite Missa est" from Hommage à
Frescobaldi, or Theme and variations, etc.; from Neuf pieces: Chant
de Joie con Chant de peine, etc.; Alain: Choral dorien, Choral
phrigien, etc.; Litaize: Toccata "Veni Creator", etc.; Duprè; Hindemith:
Sonate II, III; etc.; a movement from a sonata by Schroeder,
Bornefeld, Eben, Santucci, Donella, Zardini, Bettinelli etc.);
g) Oral exam on organ building (german, flemish and french organ)
and on bigger musical forms.
Important: it it not allowed to play again pieces already prepared for
the Organ I course.
Courses
Percorsi di studio
Course
Year
Subject
Frequency
Assessment
ECTS
Corso studi
Anno
type
type
Valutazione
credits
Tipologia
Tipologia
formativa
frequenza
Obbligatoria
Organo
2° anno di
Core
(Organo e
corso
subjects
Organo
2° anno di
Core
(Organo e
corso
subjects
Crediti
Esame
18
Triennio
composizione
organistica) Triennio
Superiore
Ordinamentale
di I livello
Obbligatoria
Esame
Triennio
composizione
organistica) Triennio
Superiore
Ordinamentale
di I livello
Organ: Executions and repertories III
Course code
Codice
CODI/19T33
Type of course
Tipologia dell'unità di corso
Individuale
Language of instruction
Lingua di insegnamento
Details
Note
Semester/trimester
Durata
Course contents
Contenuti trattati
The student will prepare different pieces, thus acquiring:
a) independent problem solving skills;
b) the ability to phrase and make clear the whole piece;
c) the ability to make independent registration choices;
d) personal interpretation skills.
Prerequisites
Prerequisiti
Possible gaps
Eventuali propedeuticità
Recommended reading
Bibliografia raccomandata
Organ: Executions and repertories II
21
Teaching methods
Metodi di insegnamento
Examination Programme
Programma d'esame
The student will be asked to prepare:
a) a Toccata by Frescobaldi or other contemporary authors and a
piece by an important french composer of the XVII-XVIII century,
lasting at least 5 minutes (except Quinquors and big Dialogues sur
les Grand Jeux);
b) an important prelude or choral fantasy with pedal by a
north-german pre-bachian author;
c) a prelude (or Fantasia or Toccata) and fugue by Bach (ex. BWV 538,
543, 541, 540, 552, 532) or a whole Trio sonata BWV 525-530;
d) two important choral preludes in different styles by Bach (Leipziger
chorales, Clavier-Übung part III, Schubler chorales);
e) An important romantic piece lasting about 8-10 minutes (Franck,
Liszt, Reger, Bossi or others);
f) and important modern piece lasting about 8 minutes;
g) First-sight transposition of an easy piece for organ;
h) Oral analysis and performance of a piece given by the examiners 4
hourse before the exam;
i) Oral exam about registration issues, history of organ literature and
organ building.
Important: it it not allowed to play again pieces already prepared for
the Organ II course.
Courses
Percorsi di studio
Course
Year
Subject
Frequency
Assessment
ECTS
Corso studi
Anno
type
type
Valutazione
credits
Tipologia
Tipologia
formativa
frequenza
Obbligatoria
Organo
3° anno di
Core
(Organo e
corso
subjects
Organo
3° anno di
Core
(Organo e
corso
subjects
Crediti
Esame
18
Triennio
composizione
organistica) Triennio
Superiore
Ordinamentale
di I livello
composizione
organistica) Triennio
Superiore
Ordinamentale
di I livello
Obbligatoria
Esame
Triennio
21