Undergraduate Course: Music 2A: Music and Ideas from the Middle Ages to Viennese Classicism (MUSI08060)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Music |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course offers an overview of the history of western classical music from the Middle Ages to Viennese Classicism. The course is organized as a series of fortnightly blocks. During the first week of each block, students will be introduced to the music history of a period and to its wider cultural and philosophical contexts. The lectures and tutorials will explore major theoretical and aesthetic systems, and issues of transmission, representation, cultural norms, and performance practice. The second week of each block will focus on a representative set work from the period. Students will be introduced to analytical methods and will develop an awareness of the ways in which music reflects the time period in which it is created. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Equivalent of a Higher or A Level in Music at Grade A. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least two semesters of Music History and Music Theory. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Music 2A: Music and Ideas from the Middle Ages to Viennese Classicism | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Music 2A: Music and Ideas from the Middle Ages to Viennese Classicism | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe the defining features of each of the main artistic periods covered by the course (Exam).
2. Place a piece of music in the context of its historical period and identify representative stylistic characteristics (Exam).
3. Discuss the aesthetic theories that are introduced in the course (Presentation).
4. Analyse the history of music in terms of its wider cultural and philosophical currents (Essay). |
Assessment Information
One two-hour written exam (50%),
One 2000-word essay (40%),
Tutorial participation and presentation with submitted notes (10%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elaine Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 8248
Email: Elaine.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk |
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