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 740-386 Music Analysis

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Linda Kouvaras

Prerequisites

740-229 Music Techniques 2-2.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial

Subject Description

Students will be able to analyse short pieces using the principal methods of analysis, including linear analysis, and will have formed a critical perspective for the variety of analytical techniques available.

Topics include introduction to linear analysis of tonal music and a survey of significant approaches of analysing music.

Assessment

Regular analysis exercises (60%); end-of-semester take-home exam (40%).

Prescribed Texts
  • Forte, An Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis. Norton, 1984.
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