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Spring Semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Percentage weighting
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Coursework
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An exercise using critical, historicaland analytical skills introduced in the first three lectures (20% of total assessment)
An essay not exceeding 2500 words concerning more general issues discussed during the lecture course (40% of total assessment)
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60%
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Examination
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A two-hour paper.
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40%
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
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Pass in HE1 Understanding Music 1
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| Module Aims |
To develop understanding of issues in the historically-informed performance of music from the 16th to the 19th centuries. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
Upon successful completion of the module students will be able to:
- locate, use, and evaluate the main types of evidence which illustrate performance practice in these periods (instruments, treatises, musical scores, images)
- solve problems of tempo, character, rhythmic alteration and ornamentation
- evaluate debates on authenticity in performance.
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| Module Content |
Techniques and philosophies of performance in 16th to 19th-century repertoire. The lectures will introduce a range of case studies with reference to particular interpretative issues. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
10 two-hour lectures. Individual tutorials can be arranged, and are very strongly encouraged. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Essential Reading :
Lawson, Colin & Stowell, Robin, 1999 : The Historical Performance of Music : An Introduction (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press)
Recommended Reading :
Butt, John, 2002 : Playing with History. The Historical Approach to Musical Performance (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press)
Suggested Reading :
Brown, H. Mayer & Sadie, Stanley (eds.), 1989 : Performance Practice. Music after 1600 (London : Macmillan) |
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| Last Updated |
27.07.07 |
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