{"id":9408,"date":"2025-09-09T15:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/?page_id=9408"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:55:20","slug":"early-music-in-instrumental-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/en\/early-music-in-instrumental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Music in Instrumental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early Music in Instrumental Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n
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The BA and MA programmes (IGP and concert performance) offer various opportunities to engage intensively with historical instruments and performance practice from the 17th to 19th centuries. Information can be found in the PDF brochure.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This includes individual or group lessons on historical instruments, as well as chamber music, baroque orchestra, historical dance and theoretical subjects. Depending on availability, the following historical instruments are available:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Baroque violin, baroque viola, baroque cello, viola da gamba, viola d’amore<\/p>\n

\u2022 Transverse flute, baroque oboe\/classical oboe, recorder, baroque bassoon\/dulcian, historical clarinet\/chalumeau<\/p>\n

\u2022 Baroque trombone, baroque trumpet, natural horn<\/p>\n

\u2022 Baroque guitar\/vihuela, lute\/theorbo, harpsichord, fortepiano<\/p>\n

The various institutes at the mdw have a pool of historical instruments and replicas available for loan (subject to availability!).<\/p>\n

Important: If you are interested, please contact the Institute for Early Music in good time \u2013 see the back for contact details!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Some courses have early registration deadlines for an audition and aptitude interview.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Contacting us in good time gives you the opportunity to obtain information. (Recommended: enquire one semester in advance!)<\/p>\n

\u2022 The availability of teachers (KE\/KG) must be clarified.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The availability of a (loan) instrument must be clarified in good time if you do not have your own instrument.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Send a short email to: altemusik@mdw.ac.at<\/a><\/p>\n

Degree programmes with early music options<\/h2>\n

Information in the PDF brochure.<\/p>\n

Bachelor’s degree programmes
\n\u2022 Instrumental concert performance [25W]
\n\u2022 IGP instrumental\/vocal [21W, 24W]
\n\u2022 Piano concert performance [23W, 25W]
\n\u2022 Piano chamber music [17W]
\n\u2022 Concert Performance Song Interpretation Piano [24W]<\/p>\n

Master’s programme
\n\u2022 Instrumental Concert Performance [25W]
\n\u2022 IGP Instrumental\/Voice [19W]
\n\u2022 Piano Concert Performance [18W, 25W]
\n\u2022 Concert Performance Song Interpretation Piano [24W]<\/p>\n

Diploma programme
\n\u2022 Instrumental Concert Performance [19W, phasing out]<\/p>\n

Historical Instrument as an Elective [for all programmes]
\n\u2022 If interested, please enquire at the Institute for Early Music!<\/p>\n

Selected recommendations for elective subjects<\/h2>\n

As a useful supplement to your major and profile, we recommend the following electives, among others:
\n\u2022 Historical Dance 1,2 (UE \u00b7 2 credits)
\n\u2022 Historical Performance Practice 3,4 (SE \u00b7 3 credits), subject to availability
\n\u2022 Style-based Improvisation and Ornamentation 1,2 (KG \u00b7 2 credits)
\n\u2022 Selected Chapters in Music History (SE \u00b7 2 credits)
\n\u2022 (Specific topics from the 17th and 18th centuries)
\n\u2022 Source Studies and Edition (PS \u00b7 3 credits)
\n\u2022 Performance Practice Classical and Romantic Chamber Music (with Clive Brown) WF (UE \u00b7 2 credits) \u2013 Changing Performing Practices from Haydn to Brahms: Reading between the Lines of the Notation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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Get in touch with us!<\/h2>\n
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  • If you have any questions about: SP Early Music, Extended Historical Instrument, Historical Informed Performance Profile, Historical Instrument & Harpsichord Accompaniment Module or Elective, etc.<\/li>\n
  • If you would like to register for a specialisation, zkF extension, profile or elective.<\/li>\n
  • For information about historical instruments available for hire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9408","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9408"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18399,"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9408\/revisions\/18399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/altemusik\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}