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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2021 - 2022
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Description This module extends students’ engagement with a range of musicological perspectives in four areas: (1) the study of vocal music in Mass, Opera and Lied in the classical and early romantic era (2) Irish art music (3) popular music and (4) sociological and psychological perspectives on music development and transmission. In this module students develop knowledge and skills in analytical, critical, interpretative, cultural and contextual engagement with music sources. They deepen their understanding through reading key texts, extensive listening and analysis of music in a variety of media including music scores and through preparation for and participation in guided discussion. On completion of the module students will be able to apply their musical knowledge and understanding of musicological theory in well-constructed written argument, supported by musical evidence. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify musical characteristics, forms styles and compositional techniques in opera, lied and settings of the Latin mass in the classical and early romantic era, and recognise these in listening and examination of scores. 2. Critically comment on a range of vocal music from the long 18th century with an awareness of its social, cultural and political context and its significance in compositional and aesthetic development in this era. 3. Discuss a range of Irish composers and their work with an awareness of their significance in Irish culture and their distinctive style and compositional output. 4. Use perspectives and approaches employed in popular music studies to examine and interpret developments in popular music production during the second half of the twentieth century. 5. Initiate and lead a convincing, informed discussion on selected aspects of music development and transmission, relating individual examples to theoretical perspectives gained from key texts 6. Draw on a critical and reflective understanding of the above areas to construct a persuasive written argument supported by musical evidence in response to a chosen essay topic and based on personal research. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Topic One: Vocal Music in the Classical• Form and function in vocal music • Sacred works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven • Opera and the age of enlightenment • Mozart operas • Schubert LiederTopic Two: Irish Art Music• The establishment of Irish Art Music • Origins and development of modernism • Contemporary developments • Frederick May (1911 – 1986) and Irish Modernism • Irish Contemporary Choral MusicTopic three: Popular Music• Introduction to popular music studies • Survey of Anglophone popular genres from the 1940s to the present • Popular music song analysis • Concept albums • Popular music in IrelandWorkshop Discussion topics in Music and Human engagement• Musical Development: Normative music development and societal understanding of musicality • Influence on theories of cognitive development in music • The influence and impact of the Swanwick Tillmann • Alternative theories of development • Listening development in Society • Transmission of music in Irish culture and society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources 26382, 0, Scores, recordings and videos of the selected works, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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