| CODE | MSP1269 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | History of Music: Classical Antiquity to Baroque | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | A study of the major style periods of Western music from Classical antiquity to the mid-eighteenth century. The study-unit examines the styles and techniques of vocal and instrumental music, the works of the major composers, the history of notation, and the development of musical form. Study-unit Aims: The student will demonstrate a critical understanding of the stylistic and social development of Western music from Classical antiquity up to c. 1750. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) broadly contextualise the emergence and development of sacred, secular, instrumental and vocal music from antiquity to the mid eighteenth century; b) demonstrate a critical understanding of the stylistic and social development of Western music history; c) relate key dates and events to the development of Western music history by discussing key concepts regarding the intellectual and artistic cultures of the times; d) become familiar with the major composers and works of Western music history. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) analyse the development of musical style and form of the various historical periods; b) identify the works of the principal composers with examples from the literature; c) recognize performance issues and investigate historical performance practices. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Taruskin, Richard. 2009. The Oxford History of Western Music, Vol. 1, Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century (New York: OUP). - 2009. The Oxford History of Western Music, Vol. 2, Music in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (New York: OUP). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jeremy Coleman |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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