Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | POST-WAGNERIAN MUSIC AND PHILOSOPHY | ||
Code | MUSI230 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr KM Forkert-Smith Music Kenneth.Smith@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To introduce a range of genres by various European composers that were influenced by Wagnerian music drama. To consider music’s response to philosophical trends at the turn of the 20 th century. To explore the post-Wagnerian repertoire with a range of aesthetic, hermeneutic and analytical strategies (using scores, recorded performances). T o engage with and critically evaluate primary and secondary sources, to discuss relevant material and ideas, and to prepare well-organised and well researched written work. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be anle to engage with philosophical ideas as they apply to fin de siècle music. |
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(LO2) Students will be able to evaluate the relevance of philosophical discourses in musical. |
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(LO3) Students will be able to assess the impact of Wagner across a range of European composers. |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral. |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written. |
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(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – argumentation. |
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(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis. |
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(S5) Time and project management - Project planning. |
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(S6) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness. |
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(S7) Personal attributes and qualities - Flexibility/Adaptability. |
Syllabus |
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Weekly topics will respond to developments in scholarship and in other areas of UG Music provision. Typical topic areas include: Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard in Wagner’s Tristan, Parsifal & Meistersingers Bartók’s Bagatelles and the Wagnerian Elegy Strauss, Mahler and Broken Romantic Narratives Nietzsche and Skryabin’s Struggle Musical Symbolism and the Apocalypse: Skryabin and Ives Debussy Preludes and the ‘Object’ Schoenberg’s Second String Quartet: A Tonal Revolution Wilde, Zemlinsky and A Florentine Tragedy: Desire, Identity, Erotic Violence and Mirrors Szymanowski: The Piano’s Metopes and the Violin’s Mythologies Ravel and the Erotic Machine Wagner, Charles Ives and the New England Transcendentalists |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Description: Lectures introduce core concepts and material Teaching Method 2 - Seminar Description: Seminars facilitate further discussion of material raised in lectures by way of small group discussion |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
24 |
12 |
22 36 |
94 | |||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 56 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2 | 2 hours | 60 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 1:Presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2 | 15-20 Minutes | 40 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |