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MU5013: SPECIAL TOPICS IN MEDIAEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MUSIC (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 18:27


Course Overview

This course will focus on current research topics within the field of Mediaeval/Renaissance music, using an important figure, manuscript, institution, or musical issue as a point of departure. Facets covered may include compositional and performance practice, history of theory, written/oral transmission, organology, and socio-political context. Example points of departure: Josquin Desprez, the Papal Chapel, French secular song, the Buxheim Organ Book.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Frauke Jurgensen

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will focus on current research topics within the field of Mediaeval/Renaissance music, using an important figure, manuscript, institution, or musical issue as a point of departure. Facets covered may include compositional and performance practice, history of theory, written/oral transmission, organology, and socio-political context. Example points of departure: Josquin Desprez, the Papal Chapel, French secular song, the Buxheim Organ Book.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay, 3500 words (50%); Manuscript transcription/edition (25%); Disputation or presentation (25%).

Resit: resubmission of failed element.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Written feedback on each elements, incorporating suggestions for improvement, within the timeframe suggested by university guidelines.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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