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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: MUS2052 Module Title: ROMANTICISM
Module Provider: Music and Sound Recording Short Name: MUS2052
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: DOWNES SC Prof (Music Record)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern
Coursework: an essay of not more than 3,000 words - 50%
A two-hour examination - 50%

You will need a weighted aggregate of 40%.
Module Overview
The purpose of this module is to enable students to build upon their knowledge of the style, aesthetics and history of romantic music.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims
• To develop an understanding of romantic aesthetics.
• To develop an understanding of romantic musical style.
• To develop knowledge of the romantic musical repertory.
• To develop knowledge of the history of romantic music.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module you should be able to:

• Describe stylistic and aesthetic features of a range of romantic music.
• Explain the relationship of selected works to wider historical and cultural issues.

Transferable skills:

• Cogent written argument.
• Critical thinking.
Module Content
Lectures will introduce topics in romantic aesthetics, style and history by focussing on a series of musical case studies. These case studies may be drawn from the work of the following composers:
• Beethoven
• Schubert
• Mendelssohn
• Chopin 
• Schumann
• Wagner
• Liszt
• Tchaikovsky
• Brahms

Methods of Teaching/Learning
Each lecture will take the form of an exposition of the topic by the lecturer. This may lead to class discussion. Close listening to musical works/extracts will inform both the lectures and students’ individual learning.
Selected Texts/Journals
Recommended reading:
Dahlhaus, Carl, 1983: Nineteenth-Century Music (Berkeley: University of California Press).
Rosen, Charles, 1996:The Romantic Generation (London: Harper Collins).
Last Updated
11.04.11