Overview
In this unit you will study the history and cultural development of western art music in the 17th and 18th centuries. Your studies will focus on prominent musicians, composers and their repertoire; important forms and instruments; aural characteristics of the music, as well as the technological, sociological and political events that influenced musical trends during this period.
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- Describe the important musical, structural and aural characteristics of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 17th and 18th centuries
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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3 - Written Assessment - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving | |||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||
4 - Information Literacy | |||
5 - Team Work | |||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
8 - Ethical practice | |||
9 - Social Innovation | |||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
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3 - Written Assessment - 40% |
Textbooks
A History of Western Music
Edition: 10th ISE (2019)
Authors: Burkholder , Peter
WW Norton & Co
New York New York , NY , USA
ISBN: 9780393668155
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Copies can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here; http://booskhop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
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- Unit Website (Moodle)
- CQUniveristy Library Resources
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Topic 1 - Introduction to the Baroque
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Topic 2- Baroque Vocal Music
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Topic 3 - Early Baroque Instrumental Music and National Styles
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Topic 4 - The High Baroque
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Topic 5 - Introduction to the Eighteenth Century
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Topic 6 - Music Theatre in the Classical Period
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Topic 7 - Instrumental Music in the Classical Period
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Topic 7 - Instrumental Music in the Classical Period
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Topic 8 - Mozart
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Topic 8 - Mozart
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Welcome to this course where you will study the music from the late 1500s to the end of the 1800s, the Baroque through to the Classical period.This period produced some of the greatest composers of all time and their music is still heard and much loved to this day. By studying this music, you will gain a greater understanding of this music, its influence in its own time, and its enduring significance for the development of music in our own time.
1 Written Assessment
Task: Written worksheet
Weighting: 30% of term result
Length: 700-1200 words
Choose one of the following two topics and write about them:
1) Baroque Studies Topics 1 - 2: Compare the music of the Protestant church and the music of the Roman Catholic church written in the early 1600s by providing an overview of the religious compositions of 2 composers, one from the Protestant tradition and one from the Roman Catholic tradition.
- Discuss the types of religious music composed by these composers, its purpose, and the musical groupings required to perform these compositions.
- Provide excerpts from musical scores to support your discussion.
1) Baroque Studies Topics 1 - 2: Dance music in the 1600s
- Compare the different components of the Baroque dance suite as it was commonly used in at least two different European countries.
- Outline the roots and development of music for two different dances that became part of the Baroque period dance suite.
- For what instrument/s groupings were Baroque dance suites composed?
- Provide relevant excerpts from music scores to illustrate your discussion.
Presentation:
- This assignment is to be saved as a Word document and submitted online through the course website.
- Use 12 point Times New Roman font.
- Provide a clear introduction and conclusion.
- Sub-headings may be used as appropriate.
- Excerpts from music scores should be included in the body of the text wherever possible, not as an appendix.
- All excerpts from music scores, diagrams and pictures should include an in-text reference, and full details included in the Reference List.
Word Count:
- The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion.
- It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Reference List & In-text referencing:
- You should make use of in-text referencing throughout the assignment to show where you have sourced your information.
- Every assignment should include a reference list. This reference list can include the textbook as well as other readings you may have used. It should include all book, journal articles (including electronic journal articles from databases), newspaper articles, scores, scripts, music recordings, video recordings and references from electronic sources.
- The referencing style is the APA Style, 7th Edition.
- The CQU library website has sections of Referencing using this style.
Before you submit your assignment
Please make sure your name and student number is clearly marked on the assignment.
Week 5 Friday (9 Apr 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Submit online via Moodle
Assessment and Feedback will be returned via Moodle
Assessment criteria:
- Clear introduction and conclusion (10%)
- Accuracy of information provided (30%)
- Ability to synthesise information in a precise and relevant manner (30%)
- Inclusion of relevant music score examples (10%)
- Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and clear lay-out (10%)
- Correct use of APA style for the in-text referencing and reference list (10%)
- Describe the important musical, structural and aural characteristics of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Written Assessment
Task: Written worksheet
Weighting: 30% of term result
Length: 700-1200 words
Choose ONE of the following TWO topics and write about them:
1) The development of opera from the Baroque period to the Classical period
- What were some of the reforms Gluck introduced to Baroque opera, and why did he feel these were necessary?
- How did Pergolesi's opera La Serva Padrona differ from the opera seria in the Baroque period?
- How did Mozart's comic operas challenge political and social norms of his time?
- Provide specific examples and excerpts from music scores to illustrate your discussion.
2) The development of the classical symphony
- Describe the changes in the orchestra from the Baroque period (orchestral works by J.S. Bach) to the classical period (orchestral works of Haydn and Mozart).
- Describe the form of the classical symphony, and each of the movements, as developed by Haydn and Mozart.
- Discuss the way the Baroque suite evolved into the classical symphony, with specific examples by various composers from both periods.
- Include excerpts from relevant music scores to illustrate your discussion
Presentation:
- Excerpts from music scores should be included in the body of the text wherever possible, not as an appendix.
- Sub-headings may be used as appropriate.
- Provide a clear introduction and conclusion.
- Use 12 point Times New Roman font.
- This assignment is to be saved as a Word document and submitted online through the course website.
- All excerpts from music scores, diagrams and pictures should include an in-text reference, and full details included in the Reference List.
Word Count:
- The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion.
- It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Reference List & In-text referencing:
- You should make use of in-text referencing throughout the assignment to show where you have sourced your information.
- Every assignment should include a reference list. This reference list can include the textbook as well as other readings you may have used. It should include all book, journal articles (including electronic journal articles from databases), newspaper articles, scores, scripts, music recordings, video recordings and references from electronic sources
- The referencing style is the APA Style, 7th Edition.
- The CQU library website has sections of Referencing using this style.
Before you submit your assignment
Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Submit online via Moodle
Assessment and Feedback will be returned via Moodle
Assessment criteria:
- Clear introduction and conclusion (10%)
- Accuracy of information provided (30%)
- Ability to synthesise information in a precise and relevant manner (30%)
- Inclusion of relevant music score examples (10%)
- Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and clear lay-out (10%)
- Correct use of APA style for the in-text referencing and reference list (10%)
- Describe the important musical, structural and aural characteristics of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 Written Assessment
Task: Research assignment
Length: 2000-2200 words
Weighting: 40% of term result
Choose ONE of the following TWO research topics to write about:
1) The legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi, and the influence of Antonio Vivaldi on Johann Sebastian Bach
- Write an assignment that compares the styles of composition of Johann Sebastian Bach with Antonio Vivaldi.
- Include the following:
- Social, economic and cultural influences that may have effected their works;
- The forms of music in which they wrote;
- The direct influence that Vivaldi had on Bach's compositional styles;
- Chose one work from each composer of the same genre (suite, concerto, sonata, etc) and compare their compositional styles and harmonic devices;
- Draw conclusions as to why Bach's influence on later generations of composers had more influence than that of Vivaldi;
- Conclude with a summary of the musical inheritance that each of the two composers left to their respective following generation of musicians;
- Include primary source material to support your discussion. This will be excerpts from relevant music scores.
2) Patronage in music
Most composers in the 18th century relied on the patronage of either aristocrats, wealthy merchants or the church to survive financially.
Choose three composers of the classical period and compare:
- Their differing levels and conditions of patronage (ie whether they were employed full-time, on a commission basis, etc);
- How this method of employment benefited or restrained their artistic outputs;
- How each of them managed their compositional outputs in regard to the obligations of patronage;
- The types of compositions that they produced and how patronage influenced this output;
- Include music score excerpts from their works to illustrate the points of your discussion.
- Also include in your assignment some research background on the patrons themselves and the reasons for them engaging the composers.
- Make sure that this assignment is not simply an historical research document, but a COMPARISON between the composers and their creative works influenced by the system of patronage.
Presentation:
- This assignment is to be saved as a Word document and submitted online through the course website.
- Use 12 point Times New Roman font.
- Sub-headings may be used as appropriate.
- Excerpts from music scores should be included in the body of the text wherever possible, not as an appendix.
- All excerpts from music scores, diagrams and pictures should include an in-text reference, and full details included in the Reference List.
Word Count:
- The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion.
- It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Reference List:
- Every assignment should include a reference list. This reference list can include the textbook as well as other readings you may have used.
- The Reference List is an important part of your assignment and must be presented correctly. It should include all book, journal articles (including electronic journal articles from databases), newspaper articles, scores, scripts, music recordings, video recordings and references from electronic sources.
- The referencing style is the APA Style, 7th Edition.
- The CQU library website has sections of Referencing using this style.
Before you submit your assignment
Please make sure your name and student number is clearly marked on the assignment.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 June 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Submit online via Moodle
After the conclusion of the examination period
Assessment criteria:
- Clear introduction and conclusion (10%)
- Accuracy of information and depth of treatment of the topic (25%)
- Detailed discussion on the music with relevant music examples provided (30%)
- Ability to write clearly and logically (15%)
- Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and clear lay-out (10%)
- Correct use of APA style for the in-text referencing and reference list (10%)
- Describe the important musical, structural and aural characteristics of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
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