Les Ateliers du CMBV - Formation professionnelle
Le Centre de musique baroque de Versailles accompagne les professionnels du secteur musical en leur offrant, chaque année, un éventail de formations professionnelles traitant du répertoire musical français des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles.
Les ateliers du CMBV sont ouverts auprès d’un large public issu du secteur artistique et culturel : interprètes, enseignant(e)s, chercheurs(ses), ainsi qu’étudiant(e)s en fin de parcours supérieur. Ils abordent une variété de sujets : spécificités du répertoire musical baroque français, pratiques d’interprétation, méthodes d’enseignement, etc.
Pour les salariés permanents ou intermittents, les formations peuvent être prises en charge au titre de la formation professionnelle continue.
"Le contenu, l'organisation, ainsi que les interactions avec les différents intervenants de la formation ont dépassés mes attentes."
"J'ai adoré l'équilibre du savoir transmis (sources, danse, musique) lors de ces deux jours"
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Mise à jour le 03/09/2025
Chiffres-clés :
- 15 ateliers de formation proposés en 2025/2026
- 12 ateliers de formation proposés en 2024/2025
- 100% des stagiaires se disent satisfaits ou très satisfaits de la formation suivie en 2024/2025
- 97% des stagiaires estiment que les formateurs ont partiellement ou tout à fait adapté la formation à leurs besoins spécifiques
- 100% des stagiaires estiment le contenu de la formation partiellement ou tout à fait pertinent par rapport à leurs besoins professionnels
- 96% des stagiaires estiment excellente ou très bonne la qualité des échanges dans le groupe
Focus on : Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657–1726)
Objectives (Re)discover the life, career and work of Michel-Richard de Lalande. Examine the figure of this composer, emblematic of the French Baroque repertoire, through his influence and legacy. Analyse [...]
Vocality before Lully
Objectives Deepen your mastery of 17th century arias by analysing and exploring the stylistic subtleties specific to this period. Perfect your interpretation of arias from this repertoire by closely examining [...]
Online resources for Baroque music
Trainer Marco Lo Cascio , librarian (CMBV) Marco Lo Cascio is a music archivist and orchestra librarian. He has focused his career on centres for the conservation of music and performing arts collections. [...]
Online resources for Baroque music
Trainer Marco Lo Cascio , librarian (CMBV) Marco Lo Cascio is a music archivist and orchestra librarian. He has focused his career on centres for the conservation of music and performing arts collections. [...]
Focus on: Introducing students to the French Baroque repertoire
Objectives Discover and understand the artistic and educational virtues of the French Baroque repertoire Explore concepts of interpretation of the proposed corpus through the CMBV's ‘Découvertes’ collections [...]
What scores for the French orchestra?
Objectives Combining educational content and practical exercises, the workshop will explore the specific characteristics of the French-style ensemble. Its aim is to provide tools adapted to the implementation [...]
Leçons de Ténèbres
Objectives Understand the liturgical and historical context of the Leçons de Ténèbres Discover the extent of this repertoire in 17th century France Explore and deepen your understanding of the interpretation [...]
Focus on: Baroque dance
Objectives Explore the specific musicality of Baroque dance , closely linked to the rhythms and ornamentation of the repertoire. Promote the adaptation of ancient techniques to modern and classical practices [...]
Focus on: Accords and temperaments
Objectives Understanding the fundamentals of historical tuning systems Identifying the most commonly used temperaments in France in the 17th and 18th centuries and evaluating their sound in the repertoire [...]
French recitative
Objectives (Re)discover one of the pivotal operas of the French Baroque repertoire, its history, structure, specific features and interpretative challenges Work on interpretation in established groups [...]
The flute consort
In autumn 2025, the instrumental collection of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles will be enriched with a consort of recorders faithfully reconstructed from 17th and 18th century French models. [...]
Online resources for Baroque music
Trainer Marco Lo Cascio , librarian (CMBV) Marco Lo Cascio is a music archivist and orchestra librarian. He has focused his career on centres for the conservation of music and performing arts collections. [...]
Children's choir conducting
Objectives Mastering gestures suited to children's voices, and specifically adapted to the range of equal-voice choirs Deepening the interpretation of the Baroque repertoire for children's voices Acquiring [...]
Online resources for Baroque music
Trainer Marco Lo Cascio , librarian (CMBV) Marco Lo Cascio is a music archivist and orchestra librarian. He has focused his career on centres for the conservation of music and performing arts collections. [...]
Henry Du Mont Days (1610-1684)
Objectives Deepen stylistic and historical understanding of Henry Du Mont's work Analyse the specificities of Du Mont's musical language through his works for organ, harpsichord, consort of viols and plainchant, [...]
French style: Understanding historical sources
Objectives This workshop aims to introduce participants to the exploration of musical sources through a methodological approach and the study of practical cases. The objective is to help them understand [...]
French style: Musical languages and genres
Objectives Explore and learn about the different musical genres of 17th and 18th century France Understand the main rules of ornamentation : discover the symbols and ornamental practices specific to [...]
French style: Understanding the instrumentation and vocal registers
Objectives The main objectives are as follows: Understanding different vocal registers : introduction to specifically French voice classifications and their respective roles in sacred and operatic repertoire, [...]
French style: Rhetoric, declamation and gestures
Objectives This workshop aims to introduce participants to the fundamental principles of rhetoric, declamation and Baroque gestures, as well as their application in musical practice. By exploring these [...]