Undergraduate Course: Music 2B: Music and Ideas from Romanticism to the Late Twentieth Century (MUSI08061)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course offers an overview of the history of western music from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. It contextualises the history of music in terms of wider cultural and philosophical trends, and introduces students to a wide-ranging repertoire of works composed during this broad period. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | You will work with source material including musical notation and scores. We will assume that you are comfortable with this type of material. If you do not hold a high pass in a post-16 Music qualification (e.g. Scottish (Advanced) Higher, GCE A-Level, IB) you must consult the Course Organiser before enrolling. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least two semesters of Music courses. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 x 2-hour exam (50%);
1 x 2000-word essay (50%);
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| Feedback |
Formative assessment will take the form of presentations within tutorials in weeks 2-7, with feedback given directly within the tutorials. Further formative feedback will be given along with the summative feedback on the essay. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Music 2B: Music and Ideas from Romanticism to the Late Twentieth Century | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Music 2B: Music and Ideas from Romanticism to the Late Twentieth Century | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the defining features of each of the main artistic periods covered by the course (Exam)
- Place a piece of music in the context of its historical period and identify representative stylistic characteristcs (Exam)
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the aesthetic theories that are introduced in the course (Presentation)
- Analyse the history of music in terms of its wider cultural and philosophical currents (Essay)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Morag Grant
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Laura Varga
Tel: (0131 6)50 2430
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