? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : ACE-3-MHarmony3

This course is designed to develop further the student's aural awareness and understanding of various 19th-century harmonic idioms and the techniques which lie behind these styles.

? Keywords : harmony music

? Pre-requisites : Composition 2

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 15 minutes per week for 22 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Taught in tutorial groups in Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11. Students assigned to groups in Freshers Week.

- To gain a more profound awareness of, and fluency in, dealing with early to mid 19th-century harmony.
- To gain an increasing awareness of musical textures, and a facility in writing these: in particular, string quintet and string ensemble.
- To gain knowledge of different 19th-century song repertoires and to gain fluency in writing piano accompaniments in these styles, in particular the German 'Lied' and the French melodie (especially Faure).

Two coursework exercises (35% each) and one 3-hour examination (30%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Nathalie Caron
Tel : (0131 6)50 2422
Email : nathalie.caron@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr John Kitchen
Tel : (0131 6)50 2432
Email : J.Kitchen@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.music.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/