Analysing Notated Music
Syllabus, Master's level, 5MU069
- Code
- 5MU069
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Musicology A1N
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (VG), Pass (G), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Department Board, 18 November 2016
- Responsible department
- Department of Musicology
Entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Good note-reading abilities.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, the student is expected to be able to:
- account for musical processes, structures and conventions in Western notated tradition.
- criticially evaluate different approaches, theories and methodologies in music analysis.
- define research topics suitable for analytic inquiry, relevant to different types of notated music, and implement pursue independent analytical work, in relation to pertinent literature.
Content
The course addresses methodologies and traditions of thought in music analysis, including the following:
- fixed and dynamic traditions of genre, form, and style traditions, and their terminologies and conceptual apparatus.
- reductive and layer-based analytical models.
- hermeneutic, semiotic and metaphorical analytical models.
- questions concerning intentionality. work concept, critical evaluation and interpretation.
Instruction
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment
Written coursework assignments and active participation in seminars.
Reading list
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