Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Music (Volume 3 page 240)
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Elective Music subject.
Credit points: 10.0
Contact: A 2-hour seminar a week for one semester in third or fourth year.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, the student should have a broad understanding of musical styles of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods; have an ability to distinguish aesthetics chronologically and nationally; have an appreciation of the significance of performance practices to the realisation of such aesthetics; be able to demonstrate a familiarity with major contemporary treatises on performance; have an understanding of the development of musical instruments during the period; have a specific knowledge of techniques appropriate to his or her own instrument or family of instruments; be able to demonstrate the above knowledge and understanding in performance.
Content:
A study of the various national styles and performance practices relating to music of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods and the development of musical instruments during this time. The course will involve an appraisal of the primary source material - treatises and music - as well as current research literature.
Assessment:
A 20-minute class paper (20 per cent); an essay of up to 3,000 words (40 per cent); a performance of a work or selected movements of at least 15 minutes duration (40 per cent).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Music (Volume 3 page 240)
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