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Coursework
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(100% of total assessment)
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Qualifying Conditions
Two essays of not more than 2500 words.
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| Module Aims |
To develop awareness of, and ability to critique, the representations of pluralist influences (e.g. popular music, the music of other cultures and the music of the distant past) within 20th-century Western music. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- identify and discuss the musical techniques used by Western composers to integrate a wide variety of disparate influences
- discuss aspects of postmodern theory and practice in relation to music
- identify the musical and aesthetic justifications for the inclusion of quotations and stylistic references in particular works.
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| Module Content |
The study of set works by a variety of 20th-century composers in musical-analytical and aesthetic terms. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
10 one-hour lectures.
Weekly unassessed reading and listening assignments. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Meyer, L. B., (1967): Music, the Arts and Ideas (University of Chicago Press)
Jencks, C., (1966): What is Post-Modernism? (Academy Editions)
A list of set works, with suggested reading, will be issued at the start of the course. |
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| Last Updated |
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