Historical Performance Practices
Examines historical evidence for performance practice and its relevance to modern performances of music from earlier eras, with a focus on the baroque.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.79 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2017: 3.59 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Examine the historical performance movement and trace its evolution through modern history.
Consider the relevance and value of ideas such as the work, authority, and authenticity and its place in contemporary discussions of music and performance.
Explore theoretical and/or musicological research directly related to issues in historically informed performance.
Investigate topics necessary for the performance of music in a historically informed style, focusing on the music of the baroque.
Complete a creative research project of a length, depth, and scope that meets graduate-level expectations and that might serve as the basis for a larger project in the student's area of study (thesis or other document).
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapMUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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- Any of
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.79 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2017: 3.59 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
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Topics
- Historical evidence for performance practice.
- Concepts of work, authority, and authenticity in music and performance.
- Baroque music and historically informed performance styles.
Skills
- Examine the historical performance movement and trace its evolution.
- Investigate topics for performing music in a historically informed style, focusing on baroque music.
- Complete a creative research project meeting graduate-level expectations.
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