Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 01 91903 S1 D STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS MUSIC 1.00
This unit is an essential element of a student's postgraduate studies. The understanding of theoretical and structural aspects of music is fundamental to performing and teaching at an advanced level. The application of this knowledge to the performance of music is a critical factor in the intelligent interpretation of music from all periods in the history of Western music.
This unit analyses the structures of important Western musical forms in the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, and in the 20th century.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to
undertake intelligent analysis of works from all major periods
of western music in the repertoire of their main area of
practical study.
Description Weighting(%)
- Introduction to purpose and methods of Analysis, including Schenkerian theory.
- Fugal Analysis
- Ritornello and Sonata Forms as especially treated in concerto repertoire of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic Periods
- Art Song, Lieder and Song Cycle
- Twentieth-century, with emphasis on Serialism
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the unit and enrich their learning experience.
Berry, W, 1987, Structural Functions in Music, Dover, New York.
Cook, N, 1989, A Guide to Musical Analysis, Dent, London.
Davie, C, 1966, Musical Structure and Design, Dover, New York.
Forte, A, 1977, The Structure of Atonal Music, Yale University
Press, New Haven.
Green, D, 1979, Form in Tonal Music: An Introduction to Analysis,
2nd ed, Holt Rhinehart and Winston, Orlando.
Kohs, E, 1976, Musical Form: Studies in Analysis and Synthesis,
Mifflin Co, Boston, Atlanta.
La Rue, J, 1970, Guidelines for Style Analysis, Norton, New York.
Perle, G, 1977, Serial Composition and Atonality: An Introduction to
the Music of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern, 4th ed, University of
California Press, Berkeley.
Persichetti, V, 1961, Twentieth-Century Harmony, Norton, New York.
Rosen, C, 1988, Sonata Forms, rev ed, Norton, New York.
Rothstein, W, 1989, Phrase Rhythm in Tonal Music, Schirmer, New
York.
Salzer, F, 1962, Structural Hearing: Tonal Coherence in Music,
Dover, New York.
Schenker, H, 1969, Five Graphic Music Analyses, Dover, New York.
Stein, L, 1979, Structure and Style: The Study and Analysis of
Musical Forms, Summy-Birchard Music, Miami.
Tovey, D, 1937, Essays in Musical Analysis, OUP, London.
White, J, 1994, Comprehensive Musical Analysis, Scarecrow Press,
London.
White, J, 1976, The Analysis of Music, Prentice Hall, Englewood
Cliffs, NJ.
Wilson, G, 1997, Handbook for Art Song Accompanists, Wilson,
Canberra.
ACTIVITY HOURS Tutorials/Workshops 28 Directed Study 137
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL WWW 1 S 30/04/01 WRTN ANALYSIS FROM BAROQUE PERIOD 20.00 N N 2 S 21/05/01 WRTN ANALYSIS FROM CLASSICAL PERIOD 20.00 N N 3 S 04/06/01 WRTN ANALYSIS FROM ROMANTIC PERIOD 25.00 N N 4 S 18/06/01 WRTN ANALYSIS FROM 20TH CENTURY 25.00 N N 5 S ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION 10.00 N N
1 In order to fully meet the objectives of this unit, attendance
and participation in lectures and tutorials is required. For
this reason, attendance and participation form 10% of the
semester mark. Failure to attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled
classes (without medical certificates) will therefore result in
the forfeiture of the 10% attendance and participation component
of the assessment.
2 Students are required to pass each item of assessment before an
overall pass in this unit can be awarded.
3 The final grade is based on the total for all assessment items
and is in accord with Faculty guidelines.
4 Unless approval for late submission has been obtained, late
assignments will be penalised at the rate of 10% of the
assignment's mark per working day overdue. For internal students
assignments are due by 4.00pm on the due date. Extension requests
must be made in writing no later than 24 hours before the due
time, and supported by documented evidence, eg medical
certificate.