Eastertide, the major festival of the Christian Church, has always inspired magnificent music and art, both sacred and secular. Come and enjoy this varied selection of great celebratory music by composers from the Renaissance to the 19th century: Orlando di Lasso, Peter Philips, Couperin, Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, complemented by the art of Dürer, Bruegel, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Velazquez, de la Fosse, their contemporaries and predecessors, including late Roman mosaics from Ravenna. The music will consist of instrumental and vocal works – motets, as well as symphonies, arias and choruses from Easter oratorios and cantatas.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Vocal and instrumental music of the Renaissance – the music of Orlando di Lasso and Peter Philips
• Vocal and instrumental works of the Baroque, and Classical eras – Couperin, Handel, Bach, and Mozart
• Romantic secular song - Tchaikovsky
• Digital images ranging from 5th century Ravenna to 19th century Russia

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Appreciate the differing and varied music and art created over the centuries celebrating Eastertide
2. Distinguish the major stylistic traits of the music and art discussed
3. Note the fascinating links between secular and sacred music and art created for Eastertide
4. Assess the cultural importance of this music and art and its reflection of the changing attitudes and priorities of society