Undergraduate Course: Edition (MUSI10015)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Research Methods in Music (MUSI10066)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- On successful completion of this course, students will have learned how to transcribe an extended body of music and to deal with challenges of notational complexity, the relationship between sources, difficulties in the text etc.
- Students will have learned to make informed scholarly decisions in cases where sources are in error or in conflict with each other
- Students will have learned how to present a scholarly edition, with a full critical apparatus, making clear all editorial decisions and additions.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 hour(s) per week for 2 week(s). Each semester begins with 2 hour-long classes. 5 hours are then allocated across the year for individual tutorials which provide preparation advice, guidance and quality control. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Noel O'Regan
Tel:
Email: N.O.Regan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Hugh Black
Tel: (0131 6)51 5926
Email: hugh.black@ed.ac.uk |
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