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The Music Of Spain (MUSI30030)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2024

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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: 11 April 2024