PLUCKED STRINGS (PLECTRUM) | LEVEL 2 – INTERMEDIATE
Citole/Gittern/Psaltery: Secular and Religious Songs and Dances
Develop different plectrum techniques, study numerous ways to accompany monophonic songs and dances, learn to arrange vocal music for the instruments, and perform pieces from the instrumental repertoire.
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Course Content
Martí Beltrán
Instructor
Martí Beltrán is an early music performer, musicologist, and art historian. He studied early plucked string instruments, organology, and musical iconography at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Barcelona), where he obtained a bachelor degree in Musicology in 2010. He is a member of the ensembles Magister Petrus, Rasos de Trobar and Ars memoriae.
Gustav Näsman Olai
Instructor
The multi-instrumentalist Gustav Näsman Olai plays medieval string and wind instruments. He has a special interest in medieval performance practice and organology, and has studied musicology at Stockholm University (Sweden). As a performer he has played around Scandinavia for many years, as well as teaching at workshops and hosting a podcast about medieval music.
Digital Library
Visit the Medieval Music Besalú Digital Library for resources and articles.
