MUS 347 : Genre and Convention in Instrumental Music
Creative Arts and Industries
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
More than any other genre in the eighteenth century, the symphony exercised a transformative influence on musical style and culture and perhaps more than any other genre helped to shape the modern public concert. From its modest beginnings in Italy in the early decades of the century to the majestic late symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, the symphony grew in length, complexity and prestige. It exerted a profound influence on the evolution of large-scale musical organisation as well the technique of orchestration. Nonetheless, the symphony was not immune to influences from other instrumental genres like the concerto and this cross-fertilization of ideas led to the emergence of new hybrid forms such as the symphonie concertante. Focusing primarily on the symphony and concerto, this course examines how both genres underwent processes of expansion and redefinition through a close study of works composed between the mid-eighteenth century and the decade following Beethoven's death.
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
Learning Outcomes
- Introduce students to a wide range of symphonies, concertos and hybrid genres from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. (Capability 3.1 and 3.2)
- Examine approaches to large-scale musical organization and shifting notions of stylistic convention in exemplars of the various genres. (Capability 3.1 and 4.1)
- Understand and explain the growing impact of instrumental virtuosity on the early nineteenth-century concerto (Capability 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1)
- Introduce students to important scholarly literature on the symphony and concerto. (Capability 4.1)
- Demonstrate an understanding of how social, economic and other factors influenced the composition, dissemination and performance of works during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. (Capability 3.2 and 4.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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| Assignments | 5% | Individual Coursework |
| Test | 10% | Individual Test |
| Essay | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Presentation | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| Final Exam | 40% | Individual Examination |
| 5 types | 100% |
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Teaching & Learning Methods
This course is delivered as a series of weekly 2-hour lectures plus one-hour tutorial.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15-point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15-point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect over the duration of the semester, 24 hours of lectures, 11 hours of tutorials, 72 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 43 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including tutorials to receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is required for the test/exam.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
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Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.