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MU4082: YEAR 4 COMPOSER OPTION (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 20:28


Course Overview

This ten week course will focus on the work ONE selected composer in the Western art music tradition. It is intended to provide a space in the curriculum where students can have time to consider the work of the selected composer in significant depth and breadth. The selected composer will vary from year to year depending on expertise of the staff member teaching the course. Key musical works will be explored and the approach taken will vary in relation to the repertoire that is studied. Courses will mix aspects of music history, theory, analysis and aesthetics.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Edward Campbell

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 4
  • Music (MU) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • MU3082 Year 3-4 Composer Option (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This ten week course will focus on the work ONE selected composer in the Western art music tradition. It is intended to provide a space in the curriculum where students can have time to consider the work of the selected composer in significant depth and breadth. The selected composer will vary from year to year depending on the staff member teaching the course. Key musical works will be explored and the approach taken will vary in relation to the repertoire that is studied.


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

1st Attempt:

3,000 word Essay (60%).

Presentation (10 minutes) (40%)

Resit:
 
Students resubmit the failed component.

Formative Assessment

Completion of set reading, listening and other related tasks

Preparation and delivery of class presentations

Feedback

Oral feedback on reading and presentations during lectures and tutorials. Written feedback on scripts. Students can obtain face to face feedback on ideas and topics from course-coordinator during office hours.

Course Learning Outcomes

  • - demonstrate knowledge of main musical developments in the work of the selected composer;

    - demonstrate awareness of the social, economic and cultural contexts in which the composer was/is working;

    - be able to define key elements of the musical style of the selected composer using appropriate terminology;

    - engage critically with texts, including musical texts, analysing them articulately;

    - formulate solid arguments based on firm evidence, and articulate them orally and in written form;

    - engage in debate, evaluating the relative strength of opposing arguments.

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