? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : ACE-4-MStComp4

This course extends and builds upon the range of the work undertaken and the styles investigated in Counterpoint 3 or Harmony 3. It aims to develop a creative use of the harmonic vocabulary previously acquired, and to provide opportunities for further extension of the student's contrapuntal skills on a larger canvas. Detailed analytical study of the finest models forms an important part of the course.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Counterpoint 3 or Harmony 3.

? Prohibited combinations : This course is not available to students on the BA Humanities and Social Science.

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 4th year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 30 minutes per week for 22 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Taught in tutorials in Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11.

- To write freely and imaginatively within a range of recognised styles. These might include extended movements such as chorale preludes, passacaglias, and sets of variations, where harmonic and contrapuntal considerations are of equal importance.
- To write freely-invented vocal polyphony using a given motif or plainchant, or simply a text.
- To write in more advanced fugal styles.

Two coursework submissions (35% each) and one 3-hour exam (30%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May - - 3 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

Dr John Kitchen
Tel : (0131 6)50 2432
Email : J.Kitchen@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/