The purpose of this module is to introduce students to a variety of approaches to analysing tonal music from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The rationale is to equip students with the skills to critically apply various analytical methodologies and approaches that will complement both the performance and research elements of the course.
The module will aim to build analytical competence in current and developing aspects of formal theory relevant to eighteenth and nineteenth century music including Hepokoski and Darcy’s sonata theory and Caplin’s theory of formal functions. The various methodologies will be applied to a range of pieces drawn from the repertoire and will be subject to critical evaluation. The course will also cover developing theories of musical expression (Topic theory and Musical Semiology) with the aim of marrying both the formal/analytical and the hermeneutical aspects together in the study of this repertoire.
This module will be delivered through lectures and practice-based workshops (twelve of 1.5 hours’ duration). Students will be required to give short presentations and submit formative assignments to demonstrate an understanding of the various methodologies introduced. In addition students will be expected to read a number of research papers and articles from leading practitioners in the field.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |