Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description In this module, students continue to engage with the discipline of musicology, and study in detail the topics Baroque Music (2) and Irish Traditional Music (1). For Baroque Music (2) students continue with general studies of selected topics from the 17th and 18th centuries in additional to detailed analytical studies of prescribed works from the period; they also engage with relevant analytical, critical and historical information, and develop attendant skills and competencies enabling them to understand musicological concepts as they relate to the style and period. The Irish Traditional Music component examines repertoire, techniques and practices of instrumental dance music and of vocal music in English and Irish language traditions. Students are introduced to historical, analytical, stylistic, cultural and critical perspectives pertinent to Irish traditional music. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Further understand the broad aims and methods of musicology 2. Further 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. Know repertoires, performance techniques and practices of Irish traditional music in dance and song traditions 6. Analyse and appraise genres/practices of Irish traditional music in cultural and historical contexts 7. Consult song/tune collections and other archival materials relevant to Irish traditional music studies 8. Apply musicological information and analytical skills in researching and communicating informed assessments of music across a range of stylistic and socio-historical contexts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Baroque Music (2)The Court Music of 17th Century France; The Development of the Baroque Concerti; Score reading and musical analysis: thematic material, key relationships and instrumentation;Irish Traditional Music (1)Survey history of Irish traditional music Characteristics of Irish traditional dance music; Instruments: techniques, style and performance; Irish language song traditions; English language song traditions Song/tune collections and other archives of Irish traditional music | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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