| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
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To provide a focus for the study of music in the North East and Borders in its various forms, traditional, popular and classical.
To enable study of this material in both musicological and historical-social-cultural ways
To investigate the relationships and differences between musical genres in the music of the region
To make students aware of the sources of information and archival resources available on
Original Summary:
The North East and Borders have unique musical traditions and distinctive musical history. This module will provide an overview of this fascinating area of study looking at various styles of music and idioms, and trying to understand the ways in which these different yet related musical forms evolved and developed. The course will cover a range of topics which will to do justice to the range of musics represented in the region. Preparation and work will include extensive listening and viewing of videos as well as reading and research.
We will consider the music of the region since the eighteenth century, particular attention will be paid to nineteenth and early twentieth century developments and the resurgence of Northumbrian and Borders music in the twentieth century will be considered. Specific musical examples will be viewed in their particular historical contexts and change through time will be studied. Analytical, critical and comparative approaches to the different kinds of music will be employed.
Ten Two hour lectures on set topics to include most of the following:
The Northumbrian and Border Bagpipes;
The Characteristics of Northumbrian Instrumental Music;
The Border Ballads;
Miners’ Songs;
Tyneside Songs in the Nineteenth Century;
The Publication History of North East Music and Song;
Concert Life in the Eighteenth Century North East;
Music Professionals in the North East
Composers of the North East and Borders;
The Folk Music Revival in the North East and Borders;
Recent Developments in Northumbrian Music;
North East Music and North East Identity
A series of concerts, thematically linked with the module will be organised.
Presentations by leading researchers and practitioners in the field allow students access to up-to-date knowledge, give an understanding of key areas of debate and a context for the work the students will undertake. The easy availability of local source material through The FARNE archive and local collections make the completing of a research-based essay viable and worthwhile.