AL 34102 - The Concert Life of London and Paris

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Arts and Letters (Non-dept.)

Description:

Participants are given the opportunity of experiencing concert performances in London and Paris. The works heard in the concerts attended will be placed in the broader context of music history from an essentially European perspective. Two or more seminal works from the concert will be studied and analyzed as set works for the course. While in London, students will visit key sites associated with the life and work of G.F.Handel, and the Fenton House, Hampstead, home of the unique Benton Fletcher collection of early keyboard instruments and pianos. The visit includes a tour of the house and a demonstration/recital on a number of the instruments by Prof. Sutton-Anderson, accredited performer at Fenton House. Many prominent musicians and composers (as well as actors, artists, and writers) lived/live in Hampstead, and the visit concludes with a walk through the village. On the Paris leg of the course, trips will be made to the Palace of Versailles, a musical hot-house of the French Baroque period, and to the Cite de la Musique, the recently completed complex dedicated to the dissemination of international musical life. Students will also attend Sung Gregorian Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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