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MUSIC AND ITS SOURCES

Module code: MU263
Credits: 5
Semester: 2
Department: MUSIC
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	Overview
	This module introduces students to musical sources and texts and how they provide both an insight and a challenge to researchers and performers alike. It will begin by asking �what is a musical text?� and will, through case studies, address key issues such as the problem of musical notation, contemporary and historical ideas of creativity and authorship, musical �borrowing�, quotation in music of the past and present, the varied mediatized disseminations of music and its sources today, musical sources in their wider context, and digital archives.

Overview

This module introduces students to musical sources and texts and how they provide both an insight and a challenge to researchers and performers alike. It will begin by asking �what is a musical text?� and will, through case studies, address key issues such as the problem of musical notation, contemporary and historical ideas of creativity and authorship, musical �borrowing�, quotation in music of the past and present, the varied mediatized disseminations of music and its sources today, musical sources in their wider context, and digital archives.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Discern different types of musical sources. Question and engage critically with musical texts. Understand the value and role in research of diverse bibliographical tools and directories. Engage with and discuss critically the dissemination of musical sources in various forms, including their mediatization, remediation, and intermediality.

Learning Outcomes

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Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Continuous assessment marks are carried forward to the autumn. Note: Department will accept a resubmission of the final project in Autumn but students should contact the department for details. Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

	Pre-Requisites
	Familiarity with music notation and rudiments of music

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