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MUSI-B415

Paléographie et édition musicales

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Marie-Alexis COLIN (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Philological approach to the evolution of musical notation and paleography from the 9th to the 17th century.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Introduction to connections between composition, interpretation and musical notation in Western tradition

Introduction to the problems raised by the modern edition of early music notation

At the end of the course, the student must be able to recognize and transcribe the principal notations of Western music

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and practical exercices

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

  • Marie-Noëlle Colette, Marielle Popin, Philippe Vendrix, Histoire de la notation du Moyen-Age à la Renaissance, Paris, Minerve, 2003 (set book).

  • Willy Apel, The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900-1600, Medieval Academy of America, 1961 (see online) (set book).

Other information

Contacts

Secrétariat d'Histoire de l'art: 02 650 24 19

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

Exam + continous assessment

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Exam (50%)

Continous assessment (50%)

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

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