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Since 2000 Western art music has developed in multiple directions. This course will explore the music of a range of musicians working in a number of styles and genres including: Western art music, musics exploring cultural mixes; musics combining acoustic instruments and electronics; fusions combining elements of jazz and popular musics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the work of women working in new music and the importance of new music festivals, with particular reference to the SOUND festival in Aberdeen
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Since the turn of the millenium Western art music has developed in multiple new directions which are resistant to easy summary. This course will unpick some of the most prominent strands in this recent history identifying a number of key figures operating within new music. It will explore the music of a range of composers, improvisors and performers working in a number of styles and genres. It will include music written within and for traditional Western genres and instruments; hybrid musics exploring cultural mixes; mixed musics combining acoustic instruments and electronics; as well as fusions combining elements of jazz and popular musics.
Particular emphasis will be placed on the work of women working in new music such as the composers Kaija Saariaho, Chaya Czernowin, Unsuk Chin, Liza Lim, Rebecca Saunders and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and the performances of singer Barbara Hannigan, for whom many new works have been created.
The course will also draw attention to the importance of new music festivals in providing performance opportunities, in shaping taste, and in building the reputations of composers and performers. The course will make particular reference to music featured in the SOUND festival in Aberdeen.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Assessment consists of: 1x 1,500-word Essay, and 1x 3,000-word Essay. |
Word Count | 4500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Resit of all components. |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Discuss complex issues with clarity and cogency, both orally and in writing Have engaged with a range of sources Organise study time effectively |
| Conceptual | Apply | Knowledge and understanding of: a range of composers, performers and musical compositions created/operative since 2000 a number of significant changes in direction in Western art music since 2000 |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Be able to: recognise the distinctive musics studied discuss and explain a range of formal and stylistic factors engage in independent research |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Be able to: think/speak cogently about the musicians studied relate the music studied to key aspects of culture discuss the contemporary cultural context for the music |
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