Module: Late Romantic to Contemporary Music

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Late Romantic to Contemporary Music
Module Code	MC402 (ITS) / MPA1066 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Roisin Blunnie
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

None

Description

This course explores the history and development of late nineteenth-century music through to contemporary music: the principal forms, techniques and styles; music in its political and cultural context in Europe and the United States; and the relationship between music and other arts, and between music and evolving aesthetics of composition.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the forms, techniques and aesthetics of music in the late-nineteenth century and in the twentieth century.
2. Engage in research into current trends in contemporary music, and engage critically with ideas of composition and performance.
3. Display analytical skills acquired through the study of key works from the period.
4. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of cultural and philosophical influences on compositional ideals.
5. Build on a solid foundation for the teaching of historical and analytical perspectives in late-Romantic and contemporary music.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Lecture-Demonstration with music analysis, discussion, aural and vocal work
Assignment Completion	26	Dedicated preparation time for Listening Test and Essay
Independent Study	75	Reading and web-based research; music-listening related to course work; further contextual listening.
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

Late-Romantic expression in music
Musical forms and techniques; historical, political and cultural influences on composition; music and national identity in Germany, England, Russia, France, Finland etc.

20th-Century and Contemporary Music
Cultural and political influences on musical style and ideas; use of folk music; national identity; Composition in the United States; music, noise and silence; what is music?

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	Essay based on coursework	30%	Week 9
In Class Test	Listening Test	20%	Week 12

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

Adorno, Theodor W. ; translated by Anne G. Mitchell and Wesley V. Blomster. 1984: 0, Philosophy of Modern Music, Continuum New York,
Adorno, Theodor W. ; translated by Rodney Livingstone. 1994: 0, Quasi una Fantasia : Essays on Modern Music, Verso London; New York,
Austin, William W. 1966: 0, Music in the Twentieth Century : from Debussy through Stravinsky, J.M. Dent London,
Cross, Jonathan (ed.) 2003: 0, The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky, Cambridge University Press Cambridge ; New York,
Griffiths, P 1986: 0, Modern Music, Thames & Hudson New York,
Griffiths, Paul 1981: 0, Modern Music : The Avant Garde since 1945, Dent London,
Grout and Palisca: 0, A History of Western Music,
Hodeir, André ; translated by Noel Burch. 1961: 0, 1, Since Debussy : A View of Contemporary Music, Secker and Warburg London,
Holloway, Robin 1979: 0, Debussy and Wagner, E. Eulenburg London,
Keeble, B. 1999: 0, The Music of Silence: A Composer’s Testament: John Tavener, Faber London,
Levi, Erik 1994: 0, Music in the Third Reich, Palgrave Basingstoke,
Machlis, J. 1963: 0, An Introduction to Contemporary Music, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd London,
Mitchell, Donald 1993: 0, The Language of Modern Music, Faber & Faber London; Boston,
Morgan, R. P 1991: 0, Twentieth-Century Music: A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America, Norton New York,
Stein, Leonard (ed.) ; with translations by Leo Black. 1975: 0, Style and Idea : Selected Writings of Arnold Schoenberg, Faber & Faber London,
Van den Toorn, Pietr 1983: 0, The Music of Igor Stravinsky, Yale University Press London ; New Haven,
Taruskin, Richard: 0, Oxford History of Western Music,

Other Resources

31359, Website, 0, : Contemporary Music CentreContemporary Irish Music Resources, Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, http://www.cmc.ie/, 31360, Website, 0, OUP 2007, 'Grove Online, Oxford Companion to Music, Oxford Dictionary of Music Online, Oxford, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/, 31361, Website, 0, BBC Radio 3 Classical Music Archive, http://bbc.co.uk/radio3, 31362, Website, 0, Online Scores, http://www.imslp.org/, 31363, Website, 0, Online Recordings, http://www.youtube.com/,