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The cello in Naples in the early 18th century: teaching methods and performance practice (2015)

Ines Salinas Blasco
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Name: Inés Salinas Blasco Main Subject: baroque cello Research Coaches: Inês de Avena Braga, Rebeca Ferri Title of Research: The Cello in Naples in the Early 18th Century: Teaching Methods and Performance Practice Research Question: How were cellists instructed in the Neapolitan conservatories at the turn of the 18th century, and how did they contribute to the development of the instrument? Summary of Results: The main goal of my research is to present an overview of performance practices related to the cello in the city of Naples in around 1700, with special focus on the training of this instrument in the Neapolitan conservatori. In order to achieve this, I have studied the historical, cultural and musical context of the time, the teaching methods employed in the Neapolitan conservatories, the skills the pupils were expected to acquire (with special attention to the cellists), and the main roles and duties of professional cellists in the Neapolitan musical scene. I present some biographical information on the main Neapolitan cellists of the period, and offer a catalogue of Neapolitan Baroque cello repertoire. Moreover, I have included in my paper an edition and a recording of two of the pedagogical sources discussed in the paper, in order to further illustrate it and to give an idea of how these materials could have been used in the period. After having completed my paper, I really believe that we, as modern-day performers, should get more inspired by the approach to music learning that the Neapolitan conservatori had. Specifically as historically informed musicians, we should try to get as close as possible to these practices, since this would bring us a better insight about how this music was thought, composed, learnt, experienced and performed. As Neapolitan music became so influential in the middle of the 18th century, and as the pedagogical tools used at the conservatories spread through Europe, this approach might in fact be expanded to an even broader context. The research presentation will include a slideshow presentation and audio files which will bring an idea of the learning resources that on that time and period were used to teach the cello. Biography: Inés is a musician specialized in the historical performance of the cello and the viola da gamba. She holds a Bachelor Degree on classical cello from the CSMA (Zaragoza, ES), and on historical cello from the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Den Haag, NL). She is a Master’s student under the the guidance of Jaap ter Linden on the historical cello, and Mieneke van der Velden on the viola da gamba. She has performed with the Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra (UK) Orquesta Barroca Conde Duque (ES) and with I Giovani della Montis Regalis 2013 (IT). She is a founder member of Scaramuccia and Duo Graziani. inessalinas.webs.com/
typeresearch exposition
date01/01/2015
published26/05/2015
last modified26/05/2015
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urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/63386/136638
published inKC Research Portal
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nameInés Salinas (c012562) research paper
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nameToccata 10.....Francesco Supriano (Middle staff and bass line)
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nameToccata 10.....F. Supriano (Upper staff and bass line)
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nameSinfonìa quinta per due viole... R. Greco (First movement)
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nameSinfonìa quinta per due viole...R. Greco (First movement, bass line only)
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