MUSIC

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Entry is by successful audition. As a guide to the expected standard, candidates should normally

• have achieved at least ABRSM Grade IV or equivalent on piano;


• Be working at no lower than ABRSM Grade V standard or equivalent on additional study instrument or voice;


• Have achieved at least ABRSM Grade VIII or equivalent on main study instrument or voice.

Co-requisites

Students who have not achieved ABRSM Grave IV on additional study, or ABRSM Grade VI on main study on entrance to this course will be required to acquire this qualification, or reach the equivalent level before the end of this course. This is a pre-requisite for entry to Performance Studies 1:2.

Overview

In Main Study or Additional Study, students work on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor and participate in workshops and masterclasses. Vocal Ensemble provides opportunities to develop vocal skills and rehearsing and directing skills. Keyboard Skills includes exercises in chords and keyboard textures, harmonisation, sight and score-reading, transportation and improvisation. Ensemble requires attendance at University Music ensembles.

Structure

10 hours individual tuition, vocal ensemble (1 hour per week), keyboard skills (1 hour per week), ensembles.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Keyboard skills practical examination (25%) and in-course assessment (75%): main tutor report (50%); additional study report (20%) and concert diary (5%).

Resit: Resit for failed vocal/instrumental tutor report shall be a performance examination comprising performance of one or more pieces on the instrument / voice on which the candidate has failed. The programme should last approximately 10 minutes (main study), and 5 minutes (additional study).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

None

Overview

The Music from 900-1700 component provides an overview of the main musical developments, placing them in a cultural context. Examples of works by a range of composers will be used to illustrate the evolution of compositional techniques. The Music in Contemporary Contexts component will cover a range of topics which look at music today, how it is composed, how it is performed, and how it is experienced; areas covered include contemporary performance techniques, dance music, minimalism, electroacoustic music, improvisation, popular music and music dissemination.

Structure

1 one-hour lectures per week, 6 tutorials.

Assessment

Examination (30%) and in-course assessment (70%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

A high level of musical literacy is required for this course.

Overview

Students will gain experience in arranging music for a range of ensembles, including the orchestra, in a variety of styles and will learn how to transcribe orchestral scores for piano, as well as learning how to arrange instrumental textures idiomatically for piano.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar and 1 one-hour theory lecture per week.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

CR 1031 or equivalent.

Overview

In Main Study or Additional Study, students will work on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Keyboard Skills will include exercises in chords and keyboard texture, harmonisation, sight- and score-reading, transposition and improvisation. Ensemble requires attendance at University Music organised activities such as University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, Unversity Concert Band, University String Ensemble, Chapel Choir and Cantores ad Portam.

Structure

10 hours individual tuition, keyboard skills (1 hour per week, ensembles.

Assessment

Recitals (70%), keyboard skills practical examination (25%) and essay (5%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

None.

Notes

This Cultural and Historical Studies course consists of the following components: Music in Scotland, Music Technology and Taster Sessions.

Overview

Ths Music in Scotland component chronologically surveys music created, and experienced, in Scotland, from the Roman occupation to the present, and its relationship to a wider world. Music Technology covers basic music technology skills including musical applications of the internet, MIDI and audio in powerpoint presentations, MIDI Sequencing, music notation, recording techniques, sound engineering and studio techniques. The taster sessions consist of opportunities for students to experience an area which they might want to explore further at a later stage, including music education.

Five sessions will be offered covering areas such as music therapy, music and education, electroacoustic music, world music, peripatetic music teaching, music and mass media, music and communities and music administration.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture, 1 one-hour tutorial, 1 one-hour music technology class, 2 'Taster Sessions'.

Assessment

Examination (20%) and in-course assessment (80%): 1 listening test (10%), 1 essay (25%), 1 tutorial presentation (5%), 2 music technology assignments (30%) and taster session report (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr P Stollery

Pre-requisites

CR 1050 or equivalent.

Overview

Composition will consist of four three week projects, with students working in whole group, small group and individual contexts. Projects will cover working with percussion instruments, developing melodic lines, setting words to music and working with ensemble. Students compose pieces based on the work covered in the four projects and present them, fully notated and recorded on CD at the end of the half session. Aural, Rudiments and Theory will cover basic skills in all three areas, concentrating on developing acute listening skills through focused listening and developing fundamental theoretical skills which provide the foundation stone for compositional work.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar and 1 one-hour theory lecture per week.

Assessment

Examination (25%) and in-course assessment (75%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

CR 1504 or equivalent.

Overview

In Main Study and Additional Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Rehearsing and Directing skills are enhanced through working both in and with Ensemble 1 groups, which consist of University Music organised activities such as Cantores ad Portam, String Quartets, Contemporary Ensemble. Keyboard skills will include exercises in figured bass and harmonisation, sight- and score-reading, transposition and improvisation. Ensemble 2 requires attendance at one of the following University Music organised activities - University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir.

Structure

15 hours tuition, 1 hour per week (rehearsing and directing), 2 hours per week (keyboard skills), ensembles.

Assessment

Examination (30%) and in-course assessment (70%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

At the heart of the Applied Composition (C18) course are weekly exercises in pastiche composition in which students complete extracts of music by Clementi, Mozart, Haydn, Bach and Handel. Students gain experience in writing for piano and string quartet in Classical style, and in composing exercises in two- and three-part Baroque counterpoint. This course is designed to show how these different genres might be applied to particular compositional contexts, as well as offering an invaluable insight into the styles and techniques of eighteenth-century composition, as studied in Music in the Eighteenth Century.

Structure

1 two-hour class per week.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

The Music in the Eighteenth Century course presents a history of major composers of the Baroque and Classical periods of music. Works by J S Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven will be studied. Development of musical style against the changing pattern of society in the Age of Enlightenment and patronage will be considered. The ability to recognise and discuss musical extracts will be developed.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

Examination (40%) and in-course assessment (60%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

CR 2044, or equivalent.

Overview

In Main Study and Additional Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Ensemble requires attendance at one of the following University Music organised activities - University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir.

Structure

15 hours individual tuition, ensembles.

Assessment

Performance examination (75%) and in-course assessment (25%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Composition Studies 2:1

Overview

The Applied Composition (C19) component consists of weekly seminars in which students complete extracts from lieder and string quartets by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and others. The Composition component consists of four three week projects, with students working on aleatoric techniques, extended vocal and instrumental techniques, extended tonalities and composing for a professional ensemble. Music Technology covers a range of advanced skills including advanced notation and MIDI Sequencing, software evaluation, working with digital audio, setting up PA systems, and basic acoustics and psychoacoustics. The Placement/Elective option allows for students to spend a week in a school prior to choosing the Honours Education programme in year 3. The optional elective courses cover World Music, Electroacoustic Music, Jazz Music and a course examining a C19 set work.

Structure

12 one-hour harmony, 12 two-hour composition, 12 one-hour music technology, 12 one-hour elective.

Assessment

Examination (20%) and in-course assessment (80%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Higher or A Level Music, Grade V theory, University Access course 2, or equivalent. CR 2504 or CR 2046 recommended.

Overview

The study of history and repertoire of music from Schubert to Strauss will be combined with the working of harmony, exercises in romantic stule. The course will examine the musical style of major composers of the period, and place their music in a broader cultural context.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture, 1 one-hour weekly tutorial, 1 one-hour Wagner class, 1 one-hour harmony class.

Assessment

1 two-hour examination (40%) and in-course assessment: 1 essay (10%); 1 Wagner essay (10%); portfolio of harmony exercises (40%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 of the BMus.

Overview

In Main Study and Additional Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Ensemble groups consist of University Music organised activities such as Cantores ad Portam, String Quartets, Contemporary Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir. Keyboard Skills will include exercises in Harmonisation, sight- and score-reading, transposition and improvisation and will prepare students for the demands of keyboard skills within the context of the classroom.

Structure

4.5 hours per week plus 4 hours workshops.

Assessment

Examination (25%) and in-course assessment (75%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 on the BMusEd programme.

Overview

This Music in the Twentieth Century course presents a history of major composers of the twentieth century. Lectures will cover Bartok, Debussy, Stravinsky, the Second Viennese School, neoclassicism, the British symphonic tradition, Darmstadt in 1952, electroacoustic music, minimalism and the crossover between art music and popular music.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 of the BMus.

Notes

This course runs throughout the whole session.

Overview

Composition will consist of three four week projects, with students working increasingly in small group as well as individual contexts. The three projects are a work for piano, and a work for solo instrument (with or without accompaniment). Students compose pieces based on the work covered in the three projects and present them, fully notated and recorded on CD at the end of the session.

Structure

1 hour per week.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 of the BMusEd programme.

Overview

The Education Studies lectures cover an introduction to educational principles and practice, with particular regard for music, and linkages between primary and secondary phases of education prior to the pre-placement visit in week 27. The remainder of the content will be designed to aid students to prepare for the six-week School Experience, to engage in de-briefing activities following placement, and to prepare for further School Experience in year 4. School Experience takes place during wks 27, 29-31 and 33-35. The Research Skills component introduces students to different kinds of research (qualitative and quantitative; historical and sociological). Generic research skills such as information gathering, storage, interpretation and presentation will be considered alongside aspects of research unique to music and music education.

Structure

96 hours lectures/seminars and 7 weeks school experience.

Assessment

in-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 of the BMus or the MA with Minor Honours in Music.

Overview

In Main Study and Additional Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Ensemble groups consist of University Music organised activities such as Cantores ad Portam, String Ensemble, New Music Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir. Applied Music Technology will build on the skills developed in Music Technology courses in years 1 and 2. Students will undertake an extended project under the guidancce of a tutor in an area of music and ICT (eg music to image, electroacoustic composition, internet sound design, algorithmic composition).

Structure

15 hours individual tuition, 6 two-hour music technology classes ensemble.

Assessment

In-course assessment (75%); Applied Music Technology project negotiated with tutor (25%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 of the BMus.

Notes

This course will run throughout the whole session.

Overview

Composition will consist of three four-week projects, with students working increasingly in small groups as well as individual contexts. The three projects include a work for piano, and a work for solo instrument (with or without accompaniment). Students compose pieces based on the work covered in the three projects and present them, fully notated and recorded on CD at the end of the session.

Structure

1 hour per week.

Assessment

in-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Entry to Honours Music - BMus Hons or MA with Music (Minor Honours).

Overview

This course will link two highly innovative periods of music history, the early Baroque and the early twentieth century. It will seek to establish the extent to which accepted traditions and compositional techniques were challenged. Parallels will be drawn between musical developments in the two eras. Aspects of contemporary culture, as well as contextual and comparative analysis will be included.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials (per week).

Assessment

1 two-hour examination (25%), 1 submitted essay (30%), 1 submitted composition (25%), 1 oral presentation (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Entry to Honours Music - BMus or MA.

Overview

European music 1945-2000 presents a complex and confused picture with radical, conventional and traditional composers working simultaneously. This course will identify 'seminal' composers, compositions and theories to bring focus to the many different musics of the period.

Structure

6 two-hour lectures and 6 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in programme year 3 of the BMus or the MA with Minor Honours in Music.

Overview

In Main Study and Additional Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Ensemble groups consist of University Music organised activities such as Cantores ad Portam, String Emsemble, Contemporary Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir.

Structure

Tutorials of one hour per week on main study; half an hour per week on additional study; attendance at 1 two-hour masterclass or workshop on each; attendance at a University Ensemble.

Assessment

Main study instrumental/voice (66%) and either Additional Study (34%) or Concert Diary (34%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Entry to Honours Music - BMus Hons or MA.

Overview

This course will comprise two elements:

1. A survey of musical developments in the Renaissance from Dunstable to Palestina, focusing especially on sacred music of the period. Students will study isorythmic motets, and different types of Mass settting (cantul firmiu, imitatio, paraphrase and free). They will look at music in a social and cultural context, including the role of the musician in society, and the impact of the Reformation upon music.


2. A special topic which will vary from year to year. Topics include (but are not limited to): William Byrd Early Keyboard Music, Music in Scotland, Instrumental Ensemble Music.

Structure

1 two-hour seminars per week (10 weeks).

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3. Entry to Honours Music - BMus or MA.

Overview

This course explores music from a philosophical viewpoint. What is music? How may it be understood in relation to the other arts? Is music purely an aural phenomenon? What is the relationship between composer, performer and audience? These and other questions will be discussed in the context of writers from Plato to the twenty-first century.

Structure

6 weekly one-hour lectures and 6 weekly one-hour seminars.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 submitted essay of 2,000 words (80%); one tutorial presentation (20%) assessed by staff.

Resit: 1 submitted essay (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Entry to Honours Music - BMus or MA

Overview

This course features a practical induction to Scottish traditional music by one of its acknowledged experts. The music and its provance will be placed within an overall cultural and broader musical context, and will consider the ethics of collecting such music.

Structure

10 one-hour tutorials (transmission and cultural background), 4 two-hour tutorials (contexts) and 1 two-hour seminar for oral presentation.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3. Entry to Honours Music - BMus or MA.

Overview

Students will be introduced to several different analytical approaches, drawing on the work of, for example, Tovey, Schenker, Reti, Forte and Schaeffer. They will be introduced to a range of musical forms, such as sonata structures and variation forms.

Structure

6 weekly one-hour lectures and 6 one-hour weekly seminars (to be arranged).

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 submitted essay of 2,000 words or equivalent work in tabular or graphic form (80%); one tutorial presentation (20%) assessed by staff.

Resit: 1 submitted essay (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 of the BMus.

Overview

In Main Study and Additional Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Ensemble groups consist of University Music organised activities such as Cantores ad Portam, String Ensemble, Contemporary Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir.

Structure

Tutorials of one-hour per week on main study. 1/2-hour per week on additional study, attendance at 1 two-hour masterclass or workshop on each; attendance at a University Ensemble.

Assessment

Main study recital of 20 minutes (50%); additional study recital of 15 minutes (25%); Concert Diary (25%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 4 of the BMusEd programme.

Overview

This course aims to replicate the process of presenting a research paper for peer presentation. Students pursue independent study on a topic selected in consultation with lecturing staff, presenting their findings in a peer presentation and extended essay.

Structure

Individual tutorial 20 minutes per week (tba).

Assessment

Examination (50%) and in-course assessment (50%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 4 of the BMusEd programme.

Overview

The exploratory, improvisional and compositional work undertaken in various courses during the first three years of the programme provides a useful foundation for the study of composition at this stage. Sessions will cover analysis of works, improvisation sessions and individual consultations. Students will be required to produce a composition folio. The exact nature of the folio is the result of negotation between the composition tutor and the student. The folio might consist of a single large-scale work or a number of smaller pieces.

Structure

20 minutes/1 hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 4 of the BMusEd programme.

Overview

Education Studies continues work begun in year 3 on a wide range of aspects of music education. School Experience takes place during weeks 11 and 17-23. A further 10 days of School Experience are negoiated between student, lecturing staff and school staff. For the Extended Essay, students will negotiate a focus for their project prior to the commencement of research. The extended essay will complement the work contained within the students' professional file, as well as the viva voce.

Structure

24 hours lectures in education studies, 6 hours essay preparation, 8 weeks school experience.

Assessment

Examination (10%) in-course assessment (90%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 4 of the BMusEd programme.

Overview

In Main Study, students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental/vocal instructor, as well as participating in and attending workshops and masterclasses. Ensemble groups consist of University Music organised activities such as Cantores ad Portam, String Quartets, Contemporary Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society, University Concert Band, University String Ensemble and Chapel Choir. The Supporting Coursework element covers preparation of programme notes and other supporting materials for recitals as well as visits from established members of the music profession lecturing on performance and practice techniques.

Structure

3 or 4 hours per week plus 8 hours workshops.

Assessment

Examination (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

MA with Minor Honours in Music third year curriculum or third year B Mus Hons curriculum. Approval of topic by programme management.

Co-requisites

CR 4090

Notes

CR 4079 may not be taken in combination with CR 4093.

Overview

Dissertation of 10,000 words on an approved musicological topic.

Structure

Supervision throughout year.

Assessment

Dissertation (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stolley

Pre-requisites

MA Music with Minor Honours third year curriculum or third year B Mus Hons curriculum. Evidence of satisfactory competence in composition and the approval of the programme management.

Co-requisites

CR 4088.

Notes

CR 4080 may not be taken in combination with CR 4092.

Overview

Submission of portfolio of compositions to last c20 minutes in performance. Candidates should be able to show competence in a variety of styles and genres, subject to the approval of the Director of Music.

Structure

Supervision throughout year.

Assessment

Submission of portfolio of compositions (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

MA with Minor Honours in Music third year curriculum or third year B Mus Hons curriculum. At least Grade 8 distinction, and approval of the programme management following successful audition.

Co-requisites

CR 4089.

Notes

CR 4081 may not be taken in combination with CR 4094. Vocal or instrumental recital of 25-30 minutes duration, the programme to be approved in advance by the Director of Music.

Overview

Supervision throughout year.

Structure

Recital (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Level 4 BMus Hons or MA curriculum. Approval of Programme Director.

Co-requisites

CR 4092 or CR 4080.

Overview

Programming one's own music;

Composer's working practices;

Composers working with performers;

Programme notes, commentaries and extended documentation.

Structure

10 two-hour seminars.

Assessment

Essay of 2,000 words on an aspect of composer's working practices (50%); performance of one of student's own pieces with oral presentation by student (50%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Level 4 BMus Hons or MA curriculum. Approval of Programme Director.

Co-requisites

Senior Honours Recital Programme

Overview

Study of international performer(s) - repertoire and interpretation. Programming concerts - how to construct a coherent recital programme. Interpretation and how to approach a performance of a composition. Explanation of recital programme through written and oral communication.

Structure

10 two-hour seminars.

Assessment

Extended essay on chosen peformer (70%) and oral presentation on explanation of recital programme (30%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Fourth year BMus Hons or MA curriculum.

Co-requisites

CR 4079 or CR 4093.

Overview

This course will introduce students to basic research methods and to editorial methods. It will cover bibliographic tools, research planning and organization, research presentation, the history of notation and the principles of editing.

Structure

4 two-hour seminars in total and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

Preparation of a bibliography and research plan (25%), Oral Presentation (25%). Examination (50%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Available only to Programme Year 4 students on the BMus with Honours and BMus with Honours (Music in Scotland) programmes.

Overview

This course will examine historical and contemporary performance practice. The practice of conducting and directing musical ensembles will take further the concept of application of musical knowledge into the situation of performance. Musical analysis and its influence on performance techniques will form an important component part of the course.

Structure

Weekly one-hour lecture (to be arranged) and a fortnightly seminar of two hours (to be arranged) and a weekly tutorial. Attendance at a minimum of one major ensemble of the University.

Assessment

In-course assessment (100%): analysis of work presented (50%); one essay of 2,000 words (50%).

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr P J Stollery

Pre-requisites

Third year BMus Honours. Approval of BMus Honours Programme Director.

Co-requisites

CR 4088.

Notes

CR 4092 may not be taken in combination with CR 4080.

Overview

Submission of portfolio of compositions to last c 30 minutes in performance. Candidates should be able to show competence in a variety of genres, subject to the approval of the Programme Directors.

Structure

Supervision throughout the year.

Assessment

Submission of portfolio of compositions (70%). Oral presentation of work in progress (January) (30%).

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith

Pre-requisites

Third year BMus Honours curriculum. Approval of topic by Programme Director.

Co-requisites

Introduction to Research.

Notes

CR 4093 may not be taken in combination with CR 4079.

Overview

Dissertation of around 16,000 words on an approved musicological topic, and/or a scholarly edition of one or more musical works.

Structure

Supervision throughout year.

Assessment

Dissertation (70%) and Oral presentation of work in progress (January) (30%).

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr R B Williams

Pre-requisites

Third year BMus Honours. Approval of BMus Honours Programme Director.

Notes

CR 4094 may not be taken in combination with CR 4081.

Overview

Vocal or instrumental recital of around 45 minutes duration, the programme to be approved in advance by the Programme Directors. Students will work throughout the year on a one-to-one basis with a specialist instrumental or vocal tutor.

Participation in Masterclasses/Workshops with visiting musicians will be an important part of the requirements. A diary of work at hand and suitable programme notes for the Recital will also be required.

Structure

Weekly tutorials throughout year. Attendance at no fewer than 4 Masterclasses/Workshops throughout the year.

Assessment

Two Recitals (a) in January of around 20 minutes (30%) (b) end of session around 40 minutes (60%) Programme Notes (10%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D J Smith and Dr J Cameron

Pre-requisites

Completion of first two years of B Mus or MA with Music.

Overview

Starting point: Vivaldi Gloria RV 589 (already introduced to BMus as part of Vocal Ensemble, and briefly in Cultural and Historical Studies)

Introduction to Vivaldi- and Gloria settings.
Introduction to principles of baroque editing (1)
Exercise: excerpt from Vivaldi Gloria RV 589

Introduction to Ruggieri - and Gloria settings.
Introduction to principles of baroque editing (2)
Exercise: excerpt from one of the Ruggieri Glorias

An issue of plagiarism? Vivaldi's borrowings from Ruggieri
Comparative analysis: Cum Sancto Spiritu (Vivaldi and Ruggieri)

Word painting (and musical rhetoric).
Exercise - musical ideas for word painting.

More advanced principles of editing: critical commentaries
The editor's role: problematic sources.

Speculation: is plagiarism in music in any way justified?
Why did Vivaldi borrow from Ruggieri?
Stylistic aspects.

Structure

Tutorial/Seminars - 4 two-hours followed by 8, weekly one-hour tutorial

Assessment

1st Attempt:

• Edition of a short mass movement, applying principles learnt (50%).


• Short essay on aspect of lectures (specified) or a comparative analysis of a Vivaldi/Ruggieri Gloria movement (50%).

Resit: Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for further details.