Undergraduate Course: Special History in Music: Music in the Age of Louis XIV (MUSI10007)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course explores the variety and styles of music to be heard in Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV, and considers the extent to which this repertoire reflects Louis's power, magnificence, enthusiasms and prejudices. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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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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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| The course aims to investigate three principal areas of musical activity - theatre, church and chamber music - and to relate them to the social and political climate of the times. As well as reading appropriate books and articles , students will be expected to familiarise themselves thoroughly with this repertoire: to study the scores, and to listen to as much of the music as possible. Students will also be encouraged to make links between musical and architectural styles at Versailles.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. |
| Keywords | music history special topic louis xiv |
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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