Cours d'interprétation

English translation: performance course

12:43 Nov 2, 2020

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music

French term or phrase: Cours d'interprétation

This is the title of a series of master classes on period harpsichords offered to young professionals, and I'm seeking a pithy equivalent in English. Someone more musically-minded than I perhaps knows what a high-level course like this in English might be called, irrespective of the actual terms used in the French. Any help much appreciated!

Dragoman-ts
Italy

English translation:performance course

Explanation:
Feel free to strike me down, but this might work.

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Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 09:46

Grading comment

Thanks to all. In the end, I agree with writeaway and have opted for 'interpretation and technique course', after discussing the point with the client.
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Summary of answers provided

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performance course

Thomas Miles

Summary of reference entries provided

Have you discarded 'interpretation'?

Barbara Carrara

Discussion entries: 1

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peer agreement (net): +2

performance course

Explanation:
Feel free to strike me down, but this might work.

Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 2

Grading comment

Thanks to all. In the end, I agree with writeaway and have opted for 'interpretation and technique course', after discussing the point with the client.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

ormiston: Backed by Berkley uni : Academic Programs / Undergraduate Degree Program / Performance Courses. Performance plays an essential part in the life of the department, and all students are strongly encouraged to participate. The Music

23 mins

disagree

writeaway: performance courses do exist but this is interpretation. Performance in French would be exécution /well I disagree because this is fully wrong.

57 mins

-> Thank you for making full use of the 'disagree' option!

agree

philgoddard: Performance and interpretation are the same thing. Interprète means performer. http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/interprète

1 hr

agree

Lara Barnett: Yes, even if you got fussy and distinguished between our English use of "performance" vs "interpretation," you would focus on finding your own interpretation of a piece if you studied performance anyway.

1 day 2 hrs

Reference comments

55 mins peer agreement (net): +5

Reference: Have you discarded 'interpretation'?

Reference information:
'Interpretations of Music: Lessons for Life
Our world-renowned classes on musical interpretation return for another season! Young performers of exceptional ability will have the opportunity to work on the most inspiring aspects of music-making with conductor and master educator Benjamin Zander.'
https://www.bostonphil.org/education/interpretation-classes

'Playing with other instrumentalists in small ensembles. Coaching on ensembles skills, relevant stylistic interpretation and performance practice. Listening to other groups and discussing ensemble skills, technique, repertoire and its historical backgournd [sic].'
https://tinyurl.com/y6ncukrz

'A complete history of the harpsichord is included, and a few further chapters are specific for the harpsichord. However, many others apply to all the Baroque keyboard instruments, and some chapters are devoted to general Baroque music interpretation topics.'
https://www.braybaroque.ie/play/

Technique and Interpretation on the Harpsichord and Clavichord (book title)
Richard Troeger unites practical insights with a detailed exploration of keyboard technique and expression in music from the Renaissance through the Baroque and early Classical periods.
https://tinyurl.com/yyg9fvwx

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

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