Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- relate detail to structure in music
- apply methods of analysis to specific musical works
- describe in analytical terms a range of European works drawn from the 18th century onwards
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- actively participate in debates about interpretative matters
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the applicability of different methods of analysis to different repertoires
- some of the current methods of music analysis
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use and understand specific analytical notation
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 24 |
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Allen Forte and Steven E. Gilbert (1982). Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis. New York.
Nicholas Cook (1987). A Guide to Musical Analysis. New York and London.
Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff (1983). A Generative Theory of Tonal Music. Cambridge, MA.
Jonathan Dunsby and Arnold Whitall (1988). Music Analysis in Theory and Practice. London and New Haven.
Richard Cohn (2012). Audacious Euphony: Chromatic Harmony and the Triad's Second Nature. Oxford.
William E. Caplin (2000). Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Oxford.
Allen Cadwallader and David Gagné (1998). Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach. Oxford.
James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy (2006). Elements of Sonata Theory: Norms, Types, and Deformations in the Late- Eighteenth-Century Sonata. Oxford.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
This module is assessed via two assignments: - Analysis, based on the selected method/theory taught in the first half of the semester (1250 words, or equivalent: diagrams, charts, score-based analysis, etc.) - Analysis, based on the selected method/theory taught in the second half of the semester (1500 words, or equivalent: diagrams, charts, score-based analysis, etc.)Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Analysis | 40% |
| Analysis | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Analysis | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Analysis | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External