SMARANO INTERNATIONAL ORGAN, CLAVICHORD AND IMPROVISATION ACADEMY
From “Modality” to “Tonality”

SMARANO – BOLOGNA
(St. PETRONIO BASILICA TWIN ORGANS Giacomo da Prato, 1471- B. Malamini 1596)

Wednesday 25 July – Saturday 4 August

Corelli's importance for the development of the modern tonal system is very well known.
Smarano Academy 2012 represents the second step toward Corelli's anniversary in 2013, and it is focused on  the complex iter from Modes to Keys from the late-Renaissance to the early 18th Century: among the themes, we will analyze the Canzona, the 17th Century “Recitar Cantando” with particular attention to the early continuo praxis, and the development of the “Instrumental Trio, with its influences on the Organ repertoire between 17th and 18th Century including Johann Sebastian Bach.

Classes:
Francesco Cera  - The Canzone from 1500 to Frescobaldi
Umberto Forni  - The “madrigal” and the “affetti cantabili” Trabaci, Majone, Frescobaldi
Armando Carideo  - Introduction to the Italian repertoire: sources and documents
Edoardo Bellotti  - From Mode to Key: Continuo and Improvisation 1600 – 1650
Jacques van Oortmerssen - Buxtehude and Italian influence
J.Speerstra:   - The Trio at the Clavichord
Hans Davidsson  - Georg Boehm and the Organ Trio
Therese de Goede   - Thorough – bass between 1670 – 1708
William Porter   - Bach: The Leipzig Chorales and Italian influence

Practice: minimum 30 hours  per person are granted with organ, harpsichord and clavichord according to a hourly individual schedule issued at  beginning of Academy.
Individual coaching :may be obtained  from Teachers as complimentary.

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REPERTOIRE LIST:

Bill Porter:
Johann Sebastian Bach:  18 Leipzig Chorale Preludes
Each participant must prepare almost 2 pieces

Jacques van Oortmerssen:
Dieterich Buxtehude:
Praeludia BuxWV: 139, 141, 148, 149, 151, 153,
Canzonas BuxWV 171, 172
Georg Boehm:
Praeludium a minor
Andreas Kneller:
Praeludum in G major
Johann Adam Reincken:
Toccatas in G minor and A major (Ed. Dirksen)
Each participant must prepare almost 2 pieces

Hans Davidsson:
Georg Boehm:
Trios from:
Auf meinen lieben Gott, Versus 4
Aus tiefer not schrei ich zu dir, Versus 2
Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht, Versus 3
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele, Partita 12
Herr Jesu Christ dich zu uns wend, Versus 4
Each participant must prepare almost 1 piece

Edoardo Bellotti:
All the participant must know the following sources:
Agostino Agazzari, Del sonar sopra il basso, 1607
Francesco Bianciardi, Breve regola, 1607
Adriano Bancheri, Organo suonarino, 1605
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Arie Musicali, 1630
(Cf. F.T..Arnold, The art of accompaning from a Thorough Bass, Vol.1, Dover, 1067).

Francesco Cera:
Andrea Gabrieli – from Canzoni alla francese (complete works vol.6, ed. Doblinger): Petit Jaquet, Je prens en gré, Je n’en dirai mot.
Claudio Merulo – from Canzoni d’intavolatura libro primo (AR editions): la Bovia, la Cortese
Giovanni Maria Trabaci – from Ricercate, Canzone franzese libro primo (Andromeda editrice): Canzon franzese prima, quarta, sesta, settima cromatica
Girolamo Frescobaldi – from Toccate libro secondo (Suvini-Zerboni ed.): Canzone prima, seconda, terza, quarta.
Each participant must prepare almost 2 pieces

Umberto Forni:
Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Ancidetemi pur
Ascanio Majone: Ancidetemi pur
Girolamo Frescobadi: Ancidetemi pur
Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Io mi son giovinetta
Ascanio Majone: Io mi son giovinetta
Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Toccatas from Book I and II, Durezze et Ligature
Ascanio Majone, Toccatas n. 2, 3, 4 from Book I
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccatas n.3, 4 from Book II
Each participant must prepare almost 2 pieces

Joel Speerstra:
Each participant must prepare 2 Trio-Movements from J.S.Bach (6 Triosonatas, or other Trios) and A.Corelli Triosonatas Op.1, 2, 3, 4 (Ed. Dover).

Therese de Goede:
All the participants are requested to look at these sources:
Lorenzo Penna, Li primi albori musicali, 1684
Bartolomeo Bismantova, Compendio musicale, 1677
Georg Muffat, Regulae Concentuum Partiturae, 1699
Francesco Gasparini, L'armonico partico al cimbalo, 1708
Johann David Heinichen, 1611 and 1628
(Information and description of these sources can be found in  F.T..Arnold, The art of accompaning from a Thorough Bass, Vol.1, Dover, 1967).
Moreover each participant must send in advance a list of vocal and/or instrumental pieces with continuo from Legrenzi, Stradella, Corelli, Pasquini, Vivaldi  he would like to discuss during the section.

Other sources and material will be given during the masterclass.

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Classes:
Francesco Cera   - The Canzona from 1500 to Frescobaldi
Umberto Forni   - The “madrigal” and the “affetti cantabili” Trabaci, Majone, Frescobaldi
Armando Carideo  - Introduction to the Italian repertoire: sources and documents
Edoardo Bellotti  - From Mode to Key: Continuo and Improvisation 1600 – 1650
Jacques van Oortmerssen - Buxtehude and Italian influence
Joel Speerstra:   - The Trio at the Clavichord
Hans Davidsson  - Georg Boehm and the Organ Trio
Therese de Goede   - Thorough – bass between 1670 – 1708
William Porter   - Bach: The Leipzig Chorales and Italian influence
Schedule:
Wednesday 25   Smarano
16.30    Welcome and presentation of the Academy
17 – 18.30   Introduction to Italian repertoire (Armando Carideo)
18.30 -  19.30    Introduction to the Clavichord (Joel Speerstra)
19.30    Dinner
20.45    CONCERT HALL: Concert Umberto Forni

Thursday 26   Smarano
8.45 – 9.45   Joel Speerstra
9.45 – 11.30   Francesco Cera
11.45 – 13   Edoardo Bellotti
13 – 18    Practicing time
18 – 19.30   Umberto Forni
19.30    Dinner
20.30 – 22.30   Practicing time

Friday 27   Smarano
8.45 – 9.45   Joel Speerstra
9.45 – 11.30   Francesco Cera
11.45 – 13   Edoardo Bellotti
13 – 18    Practicing time
18 – 19.30    Umberto Forni
19.30    Dinner
20.30 – 22.30   Practicing time

Saturday 28   Smarano
8.45 – 9.45   Joel Speerstra
9.45 – 11.30   Francesco Cera
11.45 – 13   Edoardo Bellotti
13 – 18    Practicing time
18 – 19.30   Umberto Forni
19.30    Dinner
20.30 – 22.30   Practicing time
20.45    CONCERT HALL: Concert Joel Speerstra

Sunday 29   Smarano
9.30    Mass
10.30 – 11.30   Joel Speerstra
11.45 - 13   Hans Davidsson
13    Lunch
13 – 17     Practicing time
17 – 19.30    Hans Davidsson
19.30    Dinner
20.30 – 22.30   Practicing time

Monday 30   Bologna
Excursion to Bologna, San Petronio:
Visit at the Renaissance organs (Lorenzo da Prato and Baldassarre Malamini). Masterclass with Umberto Forni and Francesco Cera.
In the afternoon visit at Tagliavini Collection of keyboard instruments.

Tuesday 31  
9 – 10.15   William Porter
10.30 – 11.45   Jacques van Oortmerssen
12 – 13    Joel Speerstra
13 – 18    Practicing time
18.30 – 19.30   Therese De Goede
19.30    Dinner
20.45    Church: CONCERT Jacques van Oortmerssen – Hans Davidsson

Wednesday 1   Smarano
9 – 10.15   William Porter
10.30 – 11.45   Jacques van Oortmerssen
12 – 13    Joel Speerstra 
13 – 17    Practicing time
17.30– 19.30   Therese De Goede
19.30    Dinner
20.30 – 22.30   Practicing time

Thursday 2   
9 – 10.15   William Porter
10.30 – 11.45   Jacques van Oortmerssen
12 – 13    Joel Speerstra 
13 – 17    Practicing time
17.30 – 19.30   Therese De Goede
19.30    Dinner
Concert    Church:  CONCERT William Porter

Friday 3   Smarano
9 – 10.15   William Porter
10.30 – 11.45    Jacques van Oortmerssen
12 – 18    Preparation of the final concert
18.30    Concert
20    Dinner

Saturday 4   Departures