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1/27/2026
2/3/2026
2/10/2026
2/17/2026
2/24/2026
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM Eastern
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Led by Tish Berlin

French Baroque music can often seem like a foreign language – you've practiced Handel and Bach, and learned a few trill fingerings along the way, but maybe you've wondered about the suites by French composers and the art of ornamenting them. Boismortier, Hotteterre, Dieupart, and others who were composing and performing in French aristocratic circles in the 18th century offer a wealth of beautiful music for us to discover.  We'll learn about and practice some of the French agréments - trills, the port de voix, battement, flattement, tour de chant, and tour de gosier - in context so they become second nature.  We'll listen to recordings to hear the music that charmed Louis XIV and XV and their courts. We'll learn how to adorn movements from suites by Boismortier with beautiful ornaments! For alto recorder players. 

Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment information.

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