Music in the Culture of the Renaissance (MUSI40047)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
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
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of principal developments in Western music of the Renaissance (1400-1600), including composition, notation, and printing;
- demonstrate knowledge of performance practice issues related to Western music of this period, both vocal and instrumental;
- identify and critically analyse specific genres and works of Western music 1400-1600;
- interpret and evaluate 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:
- a capacity for independent critical thought
- high-level cognitive skills
- an openness to new ideas
- knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
In-class short answer and multiple choice test
| Week 6 | 25% |
Individual oral presentation, starting week 8
| Second half of the teaching period | 25% |
Written assignment
| End of semester | 40% |
Active participation in class discussions, ongoing | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Composition Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology Informal specialisation Performance
Last updated: 4 March 2025