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This course will chart the emergence of a new 'national' style in English music and the birth of the first music we can arguably call 'English' since Purcell. Students should come away from the course with a fundamental understanding of this heady period, and its importance in national musical development and cultural preception.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This ten week course will cover many of the key concepts from the period from c.1870 – 1970 – from the emergence of a national style with Parry and Stanford, to Britten's War Requiem in 1963. It will begin with Das Land ohne Musik, the German dominance of nineteenth century music, and move through the foundation of the Royal College of Music, Parry, Stanford, Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Holst, Finzi, Howells and end with Walton, Tippett and Britten. It will be chronological in many ways, but not encyclopaedic – with students required to understand larger concepts and trends and apply them to different works from different schools. Students should come away from the course with a fundamental understanding of the period, and its importance in national musical development.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt
There are no assessments for this course.
Oral feedback on reading 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.
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