The practice of

Renaissance improvisation

PROGRAMME

AND REQUIRED SKILLS 

Level 3

Required skills

To participate in a Level 3 course, you must be able to correctly perform (by singing) most of the Level 2 contrapuntal patterns listed here.



Programme

The programme below is comprehensive! The actual programme (and therefore less comprehensive) for the courses is defined at the time, depending on the duration of the training and the wishes of the trainees.

 

Canons

For 2 voices

2 beats-canon

on a given text

Canon at the unison, two beats apart

level 3

For 3 voices

level 3

level 3

Simple counterpoint

Cantus firmus

For 2 voices

Pedagogical

(mod. notation)

Repertoire

(mod. notation)

Repertoire

(early notation)

Gymel in 3rds and 6ths

level 3

For 3 voices

Fauxbourdon from the tenor (plainchant in equal notes)

level 3

Fauxbourdon from the tenor (rhythmicised plainchant)

level 3

Fauxbourdon from the tenor (measured song)

level 3

Fauxbourdon from the soprano (plainchant in equal notes)

level 3

Fauxbourdon from the soprano (rhythmicised plainchant)

level 3

Gymel in upper 6ths + bassus 3/5/8

level 3

Gymel in lower 3rds + bassus 3/5/8

level 3

Gymel in upper 3rds + bassus 8/10/13

level 3

level 3

Gymel in 6ths + mixed contratenor

level 3

level 3

level 3

For 4 voices

4 voices with a 3/5 bassus, CF in the tenor

level 3

4 voices with a 3/5 bassus, CF in the tenor, with imitations

level 3

level 3

4 voices with a 3/5 bassus, CF in the superius

level 3

4 voices with a 3/5 bassus, CF in the superius, with imitations

level 3

level 3

4 voices with a 8/10 bassus, CF in the superius

level 3

level 3

level 3

4 voices with a 8/10 bassus, CF in the superius, with imitations

level 3

level 3

4 voices with a 8/10 bassus, CF in the altus

level 3

level 3

level 3

4 voices with a 8/10 bassus, CF in the altus, with imitations

level 3

level 3

Diminished counterpoint

Cantus firmus

For 2 voices

pédagogique (not. moderne)

répertoire

(not. moderne)

répertoire

(not. ancienne)

1 voice over a CF with ORM - 2 notes against 1

level 3

1 voice over a CF with ORM - 3 notes against 1

level 3

1 voice over a CF with ORM - syncopations

level 3

level 3

level 3

1 voice over a CF with ORM - 4 notes against 1

level 3

level 3

level 3

1 voice over a CF with OMM - ascending hexachord

level 3

1 voice over a CF with OMM - descending hexachord

level 3

1 voice over a CF with OMM - 1 phrase from an hymn

level 3

‍1 voice over a CF - free counterpoint, without any imitated motif

level 3

level 3

level 3

1 voice over a CF - free counterpoint, with an imitated motif

level 3

level 3

For 3 voices

2 voices above the CF (58, 10)

level 3

2 voices above the CF (58+, 10+)

level 3

level 3

2 voices above the CF, with imitations

level 3

level 3

3 voices above the CF

level 3

level 3

Canon at the unison above the CF

level 3

level 3

Canon at the unison below the CF

level 3

level 3

Canon at the unison around the CF

level 3

level 3

Canon at the octave around the CF

level 3

level 3

10ths around a plainchant

level 3

level 3

10ths around a measured song

level 3

level 3

For 4 voices

4 voices with a CF in the tenor

level 3

level 3

For 5 voices

4 voices with a CF in the tenor

level 3

level 3

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