Undergraduate Course: Special History in Music: Bach's Sacred Cantatas (MUSI10011)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Music |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A study of a representative selection of Bach's sacred cantatas, with particular emphasis on listening to, studying, and getting to know the music. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least three Music courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course will consider a representative cross-section of Bach's extraordinarily rich repertoire of church cantatas from various points of view, including:
- their context, role and function in the Lutheran liturgy;
- texts: the combination of scriptural text, Lutheran verse and specially-written in musical terms;
- a consideration of the many ways in which the chorale is used;
- symbolism;
- use of instruments, continuo, etc;
- Bach's vocal resources and how he employed them;
- how Bach revised and re-used material.
Although the course will attempt to put Bach's work into historical and liturgical contexts, its main aim will be a study of the music itself. |
Assessment Information
| Presentation (10%) coursework essay c.3,000 words (45%) and one 2 hour degree examination (45%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | bach cantatas music history special topic |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Kitchen
Tel: (0131 6)50 2432
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Course secretary | Mr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
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