Florida International University School of Music

Collegium Musicum Viol Class

MUN 5477, Course #: 20198, 1Gr. 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: a_mikaho@hotmail.com Dr. Dolata’s e-mail: dolatad@fiu.edu

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:

• Learned basic viola da gamba technique: bowing, fingering, etc.

• Become familiar with viol consort repertoire.

• Learned how to play as a member of a viol consort. • 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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Students taking collegium at the 5477 level will also have:

• Gained experience assisting in the researching, choosing, and accessing of the repertoire for viol consort.

• Assisted in the direction of outside rehearsals and programming of Departmental Recital or Collegium Musicum Concert repertoire.

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

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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 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 e-mail 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