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Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas (MUSI20198)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
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An overview of musical works and ideas from the 19th century. Representative works of the period are introduced in their social and cultural contexts. The subject also looks at music and its audiences, and the role of music institutions in shaping music history. The focus will mainly be Western Europe with a segment on music in Australia.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- the ability to understand and contextualise music from the 19th Century;
- a range of approaches to understanding music history;
- skills in critical thinking and analysis;
- research methods basic to the scholarly study of music of this period and an awareness of the latest research in the area.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have developed:
- a capacity for independent critical thought;
- an openness to new ideas;
- knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Musical literacy, to a standard equivalent to AMEB grade 4 or higher.
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Tutorial assignment 1
| Week 3 | 10% |
Tutorial assignment 2
| Week 6 | 10% |
Essay
| Week 10 | 60% |
Listening test
| During the examination period | 20% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Erin Helyard Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 120 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
120 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Anthology for Music in the Nineteenth Century, ed. W.Frisch (New York: Norton, 2013).
Recommended texts and other resources
Walter Frisch, Music in the Nineteenth Century (New York: Norton, 2013).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation Major Composition Stream Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology Stream Major Performance Stream Breadth Track Studies in western music - 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: 11 April 2024