740-149 Baroque and Classical Music

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740-149 Baroque and Classical Music
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Prof John Griffiths
Prerequisites	Faculty Musicianship Test or 740-139 Discovering Music-2. For international students, a score of 6.5 on IELTS or a pass in AESL1.
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This subject encourages students to develop a technical, artistic and cultural appreciation of Western music in classical antiquity, medieval and early modern Europe. Aimed at the critical evaluation of music in its cultural context, students will develop skills in written and oral communication, bibliography, and the analysis of scores and performances.
Assessment	Written projects to a total of 2000 words (40%); end-of-semester 3-hour examination (60%).
Prescribed Texts	CV Palisca (ed.), Norton Anthology of Western Music: Vol. I Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque. 2nd edn, Norton, 1998. BR Hanning, Concise History of Western Music. Norton, 1998.

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