Courses / Module

• assess the main stylistic developments in post-1945 art music.
• differentiate schools of musical thought, such as serialism, indeterminacy and minimalism.
• independently appraise a range of scores, works and performances of contemporary art music.
• discuss the current scholarly literature as it applies to a variety of post-1945 musical issues and debates.

• 24 lecture hours

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Two listening tests.

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: The Department regards deadlines as absolute and operates a system of penalties for late submission. See the Department Undergraduate Handbook for full details.

• Continuous assessment marks are carried forward to the autumn. Dissertations-theses, recitals and composition-music technology portfolios presented for the first time in the Autumn Supplemental Examination Session will be capped at 40% in the absence of fully proven mitigating circumstances.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes

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