Microcourse: Baroque Era Music by Women Composers (from Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers)

Baroque Era Music by Women Composers (from Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers)

Contributors include: Ashlee Young, Susan Yang, Brendan Jacklin, and Annie Jeng

Baroque Era Music by Women Composers offers teachers practical pedagogy for the teaching and performance of select piano repertoire by women composers Magdalena Dakkert (Levels 1 and 2), Elisabetta de Gambarini (Level 4), Maria Teresa Agnesi (Level 6), and Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (Level 7). 

This is a fully online course comprised of video and written materials from Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers, a comprehensive course offered by the Frances Clark Center. The full, self-guided course is available at pianoinspires.com/courses. 

This is a self-guided microcourse. Reflection activities serve as a way to reflect on the material as well as your own teaching and performing experiences. You will not respond to these questions on the platform, but you may wish to complete the activities for your own personal use.

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A Guide for Access to Materials

Magdalena Dakkert – Minuet

• Level 1 (Late Elementary)
• www.fjhmusic.com
• On Your Way to Succeeding with the Masters. Edited by Helen Marlais; Published by FJH Music Company, 2007  

Magdalena Dakkert – Bourrée

• Level 2 (Late Elementary)
• www.fjhmusic.com
• On Your Way to Succeeding with the Masters. Edited by Helen Marlais; Published by FJH Music Company, 2007

Elisabetta de Gambarini – Tambourin 

• Level 4 (Intermediate)
• www.alfred.com/at-the-piano-with-women-composers/p/00-428/
• Edited by Maurice Hinson; Published by Alfred Publishing Co, Inc, 2008

Maria Teresa Agnesi – Sonata in F Major, I Allegro Moderato

• Level 6 (Intermediate)
• IMSLP: imslp.org/wiki/Harpsichord_Sonata_(Agnesi%2C_Maria_Teresa)   
• David Silva Monje Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre – Minuet in G Minor from Les pièces de Clavecin

• Level 7 (Late Intermediate)
• IMSLP: imslp.org/wiki/Pi%C3%A8ces_de_clavecin,_Livre_1_(Jacquet_de_La_Guerre,_Elisabeth)
• Edited by Steve Wiberg, Due West Editions, IMSLP