The Music of Spain (MUSI40095)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
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 have:
- developed their research skills;
- developed their ability to write critically on a variety of musical styles and performance contexts associated with Spain;
- further appreciation of the social contexts of music and its dissemination.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students be able to:
- apply developed research and critical skills
Last updated: 4 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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
One essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
One presentation, and three journal entries (250 words each)
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
A listening-based test
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
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