Unit name | Intertextuality in Music |
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Unit code | MUSI20068 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Williams |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Music |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit provides a historical and analytic approach to the concept of intertextuality in music. More specifically, it discusses the concept of ‘musical borrowing’ in a range of musical cultures, from early music to the work of Charles Ives, Erik Satie, Charlie Parker, and to topics such as musical exoticism, film music, Jamaican dub, hip-hop, remixes and mash-ups. Each musical culture treats its influences differently, thus a study of other texts within musical styles and genres can reveal wider cultural meanings.
This unit aims: 1. to give students an opportunity to expand the breadth of their historical knowledge through the study of optional subjects 2. to expand their knowledge of the associated musical repertoire and to be able to comment accurately and perceptively on matters of style, structure and context 3. to develop their ability to assemble and assimilate information from a wide variety of sources 4. to engage in critical evaluation of texts about music 5. to develop effective and detailed arguments, both orally and in writing 6. to display competence in the practices, processes, techniques and methodologies that underpin musicological practice.
By the end of the unit, a successful student will
(1) apply a sufficient knowledge of the concept of intertextuality to various repertoires
(2) demonstrate familiarity with forms of music that engage with musical borrowing
(3) describe with confidence the concept of intertextuality and compare texts from a transhistorical perspective
(4) write critically and perceptively about music, intertextuality and its meanings, using appropriate language and terminology
(5) present confidently on a given topic.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures and self-directed exercises.
Level I: 2500-word essay (70%) ILOs 1-4
online presentation in groups of up to 3 students, 5 mins each (30%); ILOs 1-3 and 5