In 2019 the medieval music course of Besalú will focus on medieval musical instruments and specialized medieval singing.
(July 8-12 / 30 hours)
A multidisciplinary study of musical instruments and their practice including voice accompaniment, instrumental music performance, ornamentation, musical functions, and symbolic meaning. For singers and instrumentalists.
(July 15-20 / 30 hours)
Musical instrument lessons, hands-on performance of extant instrumental music, singing to the accompaniment of musical instruments, and expanding the medieval instrumental repertoire from vocal models.
(July 6-8 / 15 hours)
Study and performance of troubadour songs contained in manuscript G (Milan, Bibl. Ambrosiana R71 sup.). Open to advanced singers and instrumentalists.
(July 6-7 / 12 hours)
Study and performance of the French Instrumental Compositions (estampies, ductias) contained in the Manuscrit du Roi (13th century). Open to instrumentalists.
(July 6-8 / 20 hours)
Construction of a guittern (Gothic) or a 3-string Romanesque vielle guided by the master luthier Asier de Benito.
(July 13-15 / 15 hours)
Study of virtuoso liturgical chant and early polyphony (9th-11th c.) for soloists and a group of singers. Open to advanced singers.
(July 13-14 /12 hours)
Study and performance of the Italian instrumental pieces from the Ms London, B. L. Add 29987 (14th century). Open to instrumentalists.
(July 13-15 / 20 hours)
Construction of Romanesque Psaltery, Lute, or Vielle guided by the master luthier Gonzalo Pieters.
Medieval Music Besalú: An Immersion Course on Medieval Music Performance in a Medieval Town Setting.
The medieval town of Besalú from the air.
Voices & Instruments Course.
Manuscript to Performance course.
Faculty Besalú (Magister Petrus), Flavit Auster flatu Levi.
What students say about the course.
Highlights from the 2014 course.
Interviews and performances from the 2013 International Course on Medieval Music Performance in Besalú.
Medieval Music Course of Besalú: Interviews and performances on JLTV (Los Angeles).
Dr. Mauricio Molina is a historical musicologist and ...
After receiving the master diplomas on piano, medieval ...
Trained as a vocalist and harper, Benjamin Bagby is the ...
Katarina Livljanić, singer and musicologist, is one of ...
Martí Beltrán is an early music performer, ...
Raúl Lacilla Crespo is a virtuoso bagpipe player with ...
Octavio Beltrán studied composition at the ...
Gonzalo Pieters studied at the prestigious Cremonese ...
Asier de Benito began making instruments by himself, ...