? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : ACE-3-MSince80

A survey of the main historical, technical and cultural developments in Western music from 1980 to the present day, including case studies of significant musical texts.

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? Pre-requisites : Cultural Studies in Music 2a/Music 2A or Cultural Studies in Music 2b/Music 2B.

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Special History in Music: Leaving the 20th Century - Music Since 1980 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

- Use of primary and secondary texts in musicology.
- Knowledge of the principal musical, intellectual and cultural trends in the period.
- Practical engagement with musical texts in the form of performance, analysis and criticism.

Presentation (10%), one coursework submission (45%) and one 2-hour examination (45%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May - - 2 hour(s) 2ND August - - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Nathalie Caron
Tel : (0131 6)50 2422
Email : nathalie.caron@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Peter Nelson
Tel : (0131 6)50 2433
Email : P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.music.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/