Style Studies 2 (U02740)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-2-U02740

This course embraces both creative work and the learning of technical skills. Inventiveness will be encouraged, while students will also be asked to carry out analyses and compositional exercises in various styles, using the works of past composers as sources and models.

Further study of 16th-century polyphony is undertaken, and the investigation of 18th-century techniques focuses on fugue and 3-part inventions.

Harmonic work builds on the fundamentals established in Style Studies 1, but introduces aspects of stylistic development from the nineteenth century. Particular emphasis is laid on the evolution of the language of chromaticism and a wider range of key relationships.

? Keywords : Music Composition Harmony Counterpoint Style Studies

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Style Studies 1

Variants

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

Style Studies 2 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 10 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 2 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	10:00	13:00	Room G.22, Reid School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Projects in Weeks 1 and 6 - Monday (Week 6 only), Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10.00 - 1.00. Weekly seminars and tutorials in Weeks 2-5 and 7-10.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this course satisfactorily will be expected to have:
- the ability to engage with a variety of musical styles through creative and technical projects and exercises;
- the technical skills necessary to reproduce a number of past musical styles, particularly those of Palestrina, J.S. Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms.

Assessment Information

A mark for attendance and course work (10%), a portfolio of two pieces of work (40%), a take-away examination (25%) and a 2-hour degree examination (25%).