The Beat Goes On

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 The lecture explores Andrea Antico, a Renaissance composer and music printer from Montona, focusing on his compositions, contributions to early music printing, influence on polyphony, and lasting impact on music history. 

 A historical journey through the harpsichord, its evolution, repertoire, and role in European music from the Renaissance to the Baroque. 

Contemporary approaches to writing for the harpsichord, combining tradition with modern compositional techniques. 

Detailed exploration of ornamentation in Baroque music and its expressive and stylistic significance. 

Analysis and interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, focusing on structure, technique, and performance practice. 

Using the clavichord to develop touch, phrasing, and musical sensitivity as preparation for other keyboard instruments. 

Historical practices in leading ensembles, gestures, and conventions before the Classical period. 

 Study of intricate polyphonic works, their notation, and strategies for interpretation and performance. 

Examination of early recordings and their insights into historical performance practices. 

Understanding the use of accidentals in Renaissance and Baroque music for more informed and expressive performance. 

Investigation of stylistic overlaps and performance choices between opera and sacred music in early Baroque focusin on the falsobordone practise of psalmody.

History and evolution of pitch standards, from regional variations to the modern international tuning standard.