Early music

The Department aims to be an open space where more specialized studies converge with the additional training chosen by students from other fields, thus providing a broad range of individual options and a level of professional excellence.

The instrumental specialties in the Early Music department of the ESMUC are oriented towards performance of 16^th- to early 19^th-century western music, although seminars on medieval music are held regularly and there are plans o hold others on the contemporary application of early instruments. In essence, there are two major tracks of study, grouped according to the different contextual features: one covering the 16^th and 17^th centuries and the other covering 18^th- and early 19^th-century music. Each specialty has its specific instrumental groups, both small and large, as well as the baroque and classical  orchestra.

The Instruments office of the ESMUC has obtained a considerable number of instruments that are reproductions of historical prototypes covering this period, thus facilitating access to them by students in different fields of music.

In addition to the official studies aimed at obtaining the university-level degree in early music instruments, seminars and specialization courses are offered as well, and are addressed to professionals in the music field or graduates who would like to leearn about, or deepen their knowledge of, these specialties.

Teachers of the Department of Early Music

 Accompanist (harpsichord, fortepiano): Heidi Tsai