Module: Topics in Musicology 1

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Topics in Musicology 1
Module Code	MC103 (ITS) / MPA1004 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Patricia Flynn
Module Teachers	John O'Flynn
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

In this module, students are introduced to the discipline of musicology, and study in detail the topics Baroque Music (1) and Film Music. For Baroque Music (1) students undertake general studies of selected topics in additional to detailed analytical studies of prescribed works from the period; they are introduced to relevant analytical, critical and historical information, and to a range of skills and competencies enabling them to understand musicological concepts as they relate to the style and period. In the Film Music component, students are introduced to musicological and inter-textual approaches to film score analysis, and to mimetic and diegetic uses of music in film with reference to examples from original scores as well as compilation soundtracks.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the broad aims and methods of musicology
2. Understand the musical characteristics, forms, styles and compositional techniques of the Baroque period in music history
3. Analyse and appraise representative works from the Baroque period
4. Undertake general studies of musical topics from the 17th and 18th centuries, such as suite, concerto, chamber music, opera and keyboard music
5. Understand film music theory, as it relates to examples of original scores and of pre-existing music
6. Analyse and appraise film music with reference to compositional techniques, and to the role of the director/auteur
7. Appraise and interpret developments in the history of Irish film music

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Lectures
Independent Study	98	No Description
Tutorial	3	Tutorial groups
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Baroque Music (1)
Introduction to musicological studies and methods; Introduction to history, culture and arts in the Baroque Period; The keyboard music of François Couperin; Monteverdi and Early Opera

Introduction to musicological studies and methods
An introduction to Film Music Studies

Film Music
An introduction to Film Music Studies; Music in pre-existing film; Chamber music and film; Science Fiction and film music; Music in Irish documentary film; Music in Irish film fiction; Composers and film music;

Introduction to history, culture and arts in the Baroque Period
Chamber music and film; Science Fiction and film music; Music in Irish documentary film;

The keyboard music of François Couperin
Music in Irish film fiction; Composers and film music;

Monteverdi and Early Opera

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	n/a	40%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Anthony, James R: 1997, French Baroque Music, Amadeus, Portland, OR,
Davison, Archibald T: 1950, Historical Anthology of Music, Harvard, Cambridge, MA,
Grout, Donald and Palisca, Claude V: 1996, A History of Western Music, Norton, NY,
Kalinak, Kathryn: 1992, Settling the score: music and the classical Hollywood film, University of Wisconsin Press,
Kalinak, Kathryn: 2010, Film Music: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press,
Mera, Miguel and Burnand, David: 2006, European Film Music, Ashgate., Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate.,
Palisca, Claude V: 1968, Baroque Music, Prentice Hall., Englewood Cliffs, N.J,
Powrie, Phil and Stilwell Robynn: 2006, Changing tunes: the use of pre-existing music in film, Hampshire: Ashgate, Aldershot,
Wierzbicki, James Eugene: 2009, Film music: a history, Routhledge, New York,

Other Resources

None