Module Details

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Title OPERA AND POLITICS
Code MUSI232
Coordinator Dr FL Jarman
Music
F.Jarman@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To increase knowledge of and familiarity with operatic repertoire. To situate operatic repertoire and practices within cultural and political contexts relevant to Europe from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. To understand the relationship of operatic works and/or practices to their cultural and political contexts of production in terms of both response to contexts and role in society. To deepen understanding of the major musical developments in opera as a genre, of the forms used within it, and of the subgenres of the repertoire.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will have the ability to demonstrate familiarity with core sections of the operatic repertoire of the long nineteenth century.

(LO2) Students will have the ability to describeand explain the cultural and political contexts of production and reception of that repertoire.

(LO3) Students will have the ability to explain the relationship between operatic works and/or practices and their cultural and political contexts of production and reception.

(LO4) Students will have the ability to identify, engage with and critically evaluate relevant texts, both academic and musical.

(S1) Research management developing a research strategy, project planning and delivery, risk management, formulating questions, selecting literature, using primary/secondary/diverse sources, collecting & using data, applying research methods, applying ethics

(S2) Communication, listening and questioning respecting others, contributing to discussions, communicating in a foreign language, influencing, presentations

(S3) Literacy application of literacy, ability to produce clear, structured written work and oral literacy - including listening and questioning


Syllabus

 

Specific topics may vary according to staff expertise and research interest, and to account for other modules within the department, to avoid unnecessary duplication. The syllabus will focus on opera of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with reference to relevant historical and cultural contexts. Composers covered are likely to include Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and Strauss, and others whose work is relevant to the module's aims.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Large Group Learning Description: Core musical content; critical/analytical discussions. Teaching Method 2 - Electure Description: Core background historical information serves as preparation for main Large Group Learning session. Teaching Method 3 - Demonstration Description: Screenings of operas.


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 0

        24

0

12

33

69
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 81
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Exam There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  2 hours    60       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  15-20 minutes    40       

Recommended Texts

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