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Music History 3:Impressionism to Present (MUSI30249)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank) and On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - On Campus Semester 1 - On Campus |
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In this subject, we explore representative styles of Western art music from 1900 to the present. The music will be examined from a number of perspectives including nationalist and internationalist currents, modernist tendencies and the quest for order and disorder, and with reference to wider socio-cultural contexts. The music of Australia will also be studied in relation to corresponding global trends.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- understand and contextualise music from the 20th century to the present;
- undertake basic scholarly work using the bibliographic tools of music to discuss the music of the period covered;
- develop critical listening/score-reading skills for engagement with the music of the period.
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: 22 March 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.
It is recommended students complete MUSI20198 Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas prior to enrolling in MUSI30249 Music History 3: Impressionism to Present.
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: 22 March 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Take-home open notebook exam, submitted via Canvas
| Second half of the teaching period | 15% |
Take-home open notebook exam, submitted via Canvas
| End of the teaching period | 15% |
Essay 1
| Second half of the teaching period | 35% |
Essay 2
| During the examination period | 35% |
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - On Campus
Coordinator Linda Kouvaras 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 170 hours Teaching period 2 January 2020 to 1 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 January 2020 Census date 17 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 February 2020 Assessment period ends 13 March 2020 - Semester 1 - On Campus
Coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Tutorials are available at both Southbank and Parkville campuses. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- The Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th ed., vol.3, eds. J. Peter Burkholder, Claude V. Palisca (New York: Norton, 2009)
- a Reader, which will be available for purchase from the University Bookshop
- Subject notes
Further Information:
Concurrent enrolment in this subject and MUSI10047 Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart or MUSI20198 Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas in the same Study Period is not recommended due to the total time commitment required.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music Major Composition stream Major Performance stream Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology stream Breadth Track Studies in Western Music - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Science
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 March 2024