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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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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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 |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Morag Grant
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Course secretary | Miss Laura Varga
Tel: (0131 6)50 2430
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