Edition (U00876)

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

Students will prepare an edition of part or all of one or more musical manuscripts or prints, or a musical document. The musical source should present some challenge, whether because of the complexity of the notation, the state of the manuscript or a complicated relationship between more than one source. The edition will be presented in a scholarly fashion and accompanied by all necessary critical apparatus and by an introduction of at least 1,000 words describing the source(s), their inter-relationship, the composer and the significance of the music being edited.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Research Methods in Music Studies

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

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 30 minutes per week for 6 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	10:00	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Each semester begins with 2 hour long classes. Then, as this course is an individual programme of research, the teaching allocation of 30 minutes for 6 weeks refers to individual tutorials which provide preparation, guidance and quality control.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Students will have learned how to transcribe an extended body of music and to deal with challenges of notational complexity, relationship between sources, difficulties in the text etc.
- They will have learned to make informed scholarly decisions in cases where sources are in error or in conflict with each other.
- They will have learned how to present a scholarly edition, with full critical apparatus, making clear all editorial decisions and additions.

Assessment Information

The submission of an edition of part or all of one or more musical manuscripts or prints, or a musical document, to be accompanied by an essay of at least 1,000 words (100%).