Counterpoint 3 (U00779)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-MCpt3

This course is designed to develop further the contrapuntal skills acquired in previous years, and to foster a deeper understanding of the processes in reconciling the horizontal (counterpoint) and the vertical (harmony).

? Keywords : music counterpoint

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Composition 2

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 15 minutes per week for 22 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Taught in tutorial groups in Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11. Students assigned to groups in Freshers Week.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- To learn how to write vocal counterpoint in 16th-century styles, mainly those of Palestrina and Byrd, either by completing the lower voices of an extract (top voice given) or by completing a given opening.
- To study 18th-century fugal styles, especially those of J.S. Bach, and to write fugues in related styles.
- To study fugal techniques found in trios, three-part inventions and other repertoire from Corelli to Mozart.