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This course examines at an advanced level the relationship between music and the communities that create and receive it. A diverse range of examples historical and contemporary are explored as case studies.
This course combines western music history in the early modern era with a focus on the relationship between music and two of its key supporting institutions: church and state. Drawing on case studies from music history between the 12th and 18th centuries, we explore topics such as the origins of polyphony in the medieval Church, the impact of humanist and reformation ideals, and patterns of patronage in the princely courts of Europe, and see how the practices, ideas and values of these institutions relate to concepts like artistic function, relevance and freedom in the present day.MUSA337 is one of a series of courses relating periods of music history to key themes with contemporary relevance. The others are MUSA231/331 'Western Music of Past Ages/The European Concert Tradition', focusing on the relationship between music and ideas, especially those related to radicalism and innovation, from the 18th to early 20th centuries, and MUSA234/334 'Contemporary Music', exploring the roots of the contemporary musical situation in developments since the first world war. In all these courses although we will sometimes refer to music theory and notation, it is possible to complete the course and get 100% in the assessments without prior knowledge of this.
Students who pass this course will:Be able to write effectively about music and its relationship to ideology, culture and society.Understand and articulate the kinds of role that institutions have had and can have on the creation, dissemination and reception of music.Show familiarity with topics in music history from the early/early modern period. Be able to use and evaluate primary source documents relevant to musicological research. Demonstrate advanced skills in using library and information resources related to musicology, including library databases, bibliographic tools, scholarly editions, and electronic resources. Demonstrate advanced oral and written communication skills, including language appropriate for scholarly communication. Exhibit a professional attitude to research and to the dissemination and public discussion of music history and musical culture.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
One of MUSA231, MUSA232, MUSA233, MUSA234, orMUSA236
MUSA237
Jonathan Le Cocq
There is no set text for this course. Weekly readings will be available on the LEARN site.
Domestic fee $892.00
International fee $4,313.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Humanities .