The Music Of Spain (MUSI30030)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2025

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Overview

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The subject explores a range of Spanish musical styles from the middle ages to the present day, and their interaction with European and American musical traditions. Topics include aspects of early music, opera and music theatre, concert music, film music, contemporary popular music, flamenco and the guitar in Spanish music.

The subject will engage with the music’s creation, dissemination, social contexts and modes of consumption, and will draw on recent scholarship relating to issues of identity, nationalism and exoticism in the musics studied.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • developed their critical skills;
  • ability to write on a variety of musical styles and performance contexts associated with Spain;
  • appreciation of the social contexts of music and its dissemination.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students should 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.

Last updated: 20 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

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: 20 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

One presentation (5-minutes) and three journal entries, delivered in the tutorials

  • 250 words (each)
Throughout the semester30%

One essay

  • 1500 words
During the examination period50%

A listening-based test

  • 1 hours
End of the teaching period20%

Last updated: 20 March 2025

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Further information

Last updated: 20 March 2025