Art Song Before Handel 2

2 Credits.

A practical course focused on art song from the high- and late Renaissance. Students learn and coach a variety of genres, including Spanish villancico, French chanson, Italian frottola and English lute song, with a focus on stylistic singing and accompaniment. Supplemental topics include relevant intellectual trends, and historical diction. All lute and vihuela accompaniments available in staff notation for keyboard players.