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Music in the Culture of the Renaissance (MUSI30011)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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Through individual studies of selected musical centres and repertories, students will explore the nature, the role, and the functions of music in European society during the Renaissance. Using diverse materials, students will engage in a directed exploration of selected repertory, manuscript and printed sources, early notation, theoretical writings, performance practices, social history and current issues in scholarship and performance. Students will gain an enhanced experience of the musical life of the period, and develop critical skills that will assist them to evaluate recent musicological scholarship and modern performances.
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of principal developments in Western music of the Renaissance (1400-1600), including composition, notation and printing
- Develop an awareness of performance practice issues related to Western music of this period, both vocal and instrumental
- Identify and analyse specific genres and works of Western music 1400-1600
- Interpret the political, cultural, and religious factors that impacted on music at this time, with reference to relevant secondary literature
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
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a capacity for independent critical thought
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high-level cognitive skills
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an openness to new ideas
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knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
For breadth students: permission of the coordinator.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Musical literacy is assumed
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- In-class short answer and multiple choice test (50 minutes), week 6 (25%)
- Individual oral presentation (10 minutes), starting week 8 (25%)
- Written assignment (1500 words), due end of semester (40%)
- Active participation in class discussions, ongoing (10%)
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator David Irving Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Course materials will be available via the LMS
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024