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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Coursework 1: an essay of not more than 1500 words - 40%
Two-hour examination - 60%
You will need to achieve a weighted aggregate mark of 40% |
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| Module Overview |
| The purpose of this module is to introduce a key repertory. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None. |
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| Module Aims |
| The principal aim of the module is to introduce the novel ways of thinking music which characterise this difficult repertory; the subsidiary aim is to observe some cultural context for these stylistic developments. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of the module, you should be able to:
• Explain the range of methods of continuation which characterise this repertory.
• Make an analysis of a short segment of music from the simpler end of this repertory.
• Understand the relevance of the term ‘modernism’ for this repertory.
Transferable Skills:
• Communicate your arguments effectively and appropriately.
• Demonstrate an attitude of critique toward sources of knowledge.
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| Module Content |
| A series of classes addressing particular methods of pitch organization (and secondarily the organization of other domains): serial (Schoenberg, Webern). neoclassical (Stravinsky, Hindemith, Bartók), integral serial (Boulez, Stockhausen), post-serial (Berio, Xenakis, Lutoslawski, Ligeti), idiosyncratic (Messiaen, Varèse). |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Interactive lectures, listening sessions. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Recommended Reading:
Lester, Joel , 1989: Analytic approaches to twentieth-century music (New York NY: Norton).
Morgan, Robert P. (ed.), 1993: Modern times (Basingstoke: MacMillan).
Watkins, Glenn, 1988: Soundings: music in the twentieth century (New York NY: Schirmer).
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| Last Updated |
| 11.04.11 |
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