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Students should be able to:
• distinguish between styles of different periods;
• discuss issues of musical style and design with reference to broader contexts;
• create links between music history and cultural history in general;
• demonstrate critical thinking in the research and writing of a scholarly essay.
Late 18th century/early 19th century – classicism; large-scale homophonic forms; the development of the orchestra; patronage.
19th century – romanticism; music & literature; art & nature; the artist-genius; virtuosity.
20th century – modernisms; new rhythmic and harmonic languages; futurism; exoticism; technical innovation.
Late 20th century/early 21st century – pluralism; post-modernism; polystylism.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 76 |
Lectures | 24 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: Listening examination: recognise and provide relevant and articulate commentary on several musical excerpts. | Week 7 | No | Graded | No | 50 |
Essay: Essay (2000 words engaging) with a topic relevant to the body of work studied. | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
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