School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Music Techniques 4: Classical and Romantic
  • Unit Code

    MUS2529
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit examines the compositional techniques of Classical and Romantic Music. Through a close study of representative styles and forms, students pastiche the music from the period of common practice to the turn of the twentieth century.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS2515

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse music from the period of common practice.
  2. Appreciate how the pull and push of harmony is related to performance decisions.
  3. Pastiche various small-scale classical and romantic structures.
  4. Understand and apply partimento techniques to composition.

Unit Content

  1. Classical period forms and structures.
  2. Compositional theory according to Riepel and Koch.
  3. Romantic harmony.
  4. The 19C song; the 19C piano piece.
  5. The theory and practice of partimento.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, individual listening, reading, and score study.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationExamination60%
AssignmentAssignment40%

Text References

  • ^ Burkholder, P.J. et al. (2010). A history of western music. (8th ed.). NY: Norton.
  • ^ Burkholder, P.J. et al. (2010). Norton anthology of western music (vol.2): Classic to romantic. (6th ed.). NY: Norton.
  • ^ Burkholder, P.J. et al. (2010). Norton recorded anthology of western music (vol. 2): Classic to romantic. (6th ed.). NY: Norton.

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Music Techniques 4: Classical and Romantic
  • Unit Code

    MUS2529
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit examines the compositional techniques of Classical and Romantic Music. Through a close study of representative styles and forms, students pastiche the music from the period of common practice to the turn of the twentieth century.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS2515

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse music from the period of common practice.
  2. Appreciate how the pull and push of harmony is related to performance decisions.
  3. Pastiche various small-scale classical and romantic structures.
  4. Understand and apply partimento techniques to composition.

Unit Content

  1. Classical period forms and structures.
  2. Compositional theory according to Riepel and Koch.
  3. Romantic harmony.
  4. The 19C song; the 19C piano piece.
  5. The theory and practice of partimento.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, individual listening, reading, and score study.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationExamination60%
AssignmentAssignment40%

Text References

  • ^ Burkholder, P.J. et al. (2010). A history of western music. (8th ed.). NY: Norton.
  • ^ Burkholder, P.J. et al. (2010). Norton anthology of western music (vol.2): Classic to romantic. (6th ed.). NY: Norton.
  • ^ Burkholder, P.J. et al. (2010). Norton recorded anthology of western music (vol. 2): Classic to romantic. (6th ed.). NY: Norton.

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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