Overview
In this unit you will study the history and cultural development of western art music in the 19th and 20th 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 19th and 20th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 19th and 20th centuries
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
A History Of Western Music
- 10th Edition (2019)
- Authors: Burkholder, Grout and Palisca
- W.W.Norton
- New York New York , NY , USA
- ISBN: 978-0-393-66815-5
- Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks are available at the publisher's website.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
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.
n.thomson@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 13 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Topic 1:
Revolution & Change and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 1
- Chapter 24
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 20 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Topic 2:
Romanticism - Music for voice & piano
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 2 -
Chapter 25
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 27 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Topic 3:
Romantic orchestral, chamber & choral music
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 3 - Chapter 26
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 03 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 4:
Opera in the 19th century
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 4 - Chapters 27 & 28
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 10 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 5:
Late Romanticism in Europe
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 5 - Chapter 29 & 30
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 17 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 24 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 6:
Early 20th century art music (Part 1)
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 6 - Chapter 31
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 31 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 6:
Early 20th century art music (Part 2)
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 6
- Chapter 34
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 07 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Topic 7:
Art music in the mid 20th century
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 7 -
Chapter 34
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 14 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Topic 8:
Art music since World War 2
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 8 - Chapter 35
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 21 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Topic 9:
Minimilism in art - Minimilism in music
Chapter
Read the notes and watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topic 9 - Chapter 36
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 28 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Review:
Topics 1 - 5
Chapter
Review the notes and re-watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topics 1 - 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 05 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Review:
Topics 6 - 9
Chapter
Review the notes and re-watch the videos provided on Moodle for Topics 6 - 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 12 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 19 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Choose ONE of the following Topics to write a 1500-2000 word essay about:
Task: Topic 1 - The piano in solo chamber works, lieder and orchestral concertos
- Discuss the role of the industrial revolution in the development of the piano in the 19th century.
- Discuss how each of the following composers used the new technologies that were incorporated into the 19th century piano to develop their own particular style:
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Robert Schumann
- Frederic Chopin
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Provide excerpts from scores to support your discussion.
- Include discussion of solo piano music as well as chamber music, concertos and lieder as applicable.
Answer all three questions.
- Discuss how Richard Wagner fulfilled his ideas for a total artwork (Gesamtkunstwerk) in the composition of his music dramas, and the construction of the Festspielhaus at Bayreuth.
- Discuss how exoticism became evident in opera during the 19th century with reference to specific composers and their work.
- Discuss how Verdi's operas became associated with politics in the 19th century, with reference to specific operas and excerpts.
Use excerpts from musical scores to support your discussion throughout.
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.
Week 5 Friday (14 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
To be submitted via Moodle
Week 8 Friday (11 Sept 2020)
To be returned via Moodle
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 19th and 20th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Written Assessment
Choose ONE of the following Topics to write a 1500-2000 word essay about:
Task: Topic 1 - The birth of modern music
- Compare and contrast the orchestral music (this includes music that was written for ballet) that came out of the following countries from the 1880s to the beginning of World War I
- Germany & Austria
- France
- Russia
- Scandinavia
- England
- What were the major artistic/political/social movements in each country that influenced composers in this period?
- Give specific examples of composers and their works to support your discussion.
- Provide excerpts from musical scores to support your discussion.
Task: Topic 2 - Art music since WWII
Discuss each of the following musical styles mentioning their origins, composers who worked in these idioms, and important works.
- Neo classicism
- Total serialism
- Aleatoric music
- Minimalism
- Neo romanticism
Provide specific examples and excerpts from scores, where possible, to support your discussion.
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.
Week 9 Friday (18 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
To be submitted via Moodle
Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020)
To be returned via Moodle
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 19th and 20th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 Written Assessment
Write a 2000-2500 word essay about:
The virtuoso & the amateur performer
Rationale: During the 19th century, the rise of the virtuoso performer led to a dramatic contrast in the type of music that was performed in public and that which was performed in the home.
- Write an essay that describes the nature of this change and why it happened.
- Include any social changes that may have accompanied this phenomenon, or may even have been responsible for it.
- Compare the type of music that was performed in the home and on the concert platform, both at the beginning of the Romantic period and at the end of the 19th Century.
- Mention composers who wrote both music for public performance and also for home performance, and how their styles differed for each genre.
- What was the main purpose of music written by well-known composers for amateur performers?
- Draw some conclusions from your research as to why art music and popular music had diverged so radically by the end of the 19th century.
- Include examples of works and excerpts from music scores that illustrate this contrast.
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.
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
To be submitted through Moodle
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)
To be returned after 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 19th and 20th centuries
- Describe the contribution of significant composers and musicians to the development of western art music of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Contextualise the principal stylistic trends of western art music within the important social and political movements of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
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