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Wagner's Ring (MUSI40109)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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A study of the dramatic and musical ideas governing Der Ring des Nibelungen, as well as Wagner’s development as a musical dramatist and his place in 19th-century music history. On completion of the subject, students will be able to identify the principal ideas and motives of Wagner’s Ring, communicate a specific knowledge of Wagner’s place in music history, and undertake independently a critical study of 19th-century opera.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
- identify and apply major theoretical frameworks for understanding 19th-century opera;
- identify and critically analyse the principal musical ideas and motives of Wagner's Ring and his concept of music drama;
- identify, critically evaluate, and apply recent and historical approaches to understanding Wagner and his place in music history.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI30264 | Wagner's Ring | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 3 November 2022
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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Seminar presentation (1,000 words equivalent)
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 25% |
Listening Tests (4 x 10 minutes) (1000 words equivalent) Due weeks 3,6,9,12
| Throughout the teaching period | 25% |
Research essay proposal
| Week 6 | 10% |
Research essay
| End of semester | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Warren Bebbington Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours comprising, one 2-hour seminar per week 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
24
Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with MUSI30264 Wagner's Ring.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
J. K. Holman, Wagner’s Ring: A Listener’s Companion (Oregon: Amadeus Press,1998)
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Course Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours)
Last updated: 3 November 2022