| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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This module aims to introduce students to the Music Dramas and operas of Richard Wagner and their aesthetic and musical legacies (up to the present day). The module will cover a range of approaches to this topic, including (but not limited to):
The philosophical background to Wagner’s musical ideas
The historical and political contexts
Strategies for understanding the musical materials (analytical approaches)
Approaching Wagner’s musical works as a historiographical problem
The syllabus will cover Wagner’s musical output and his impact on subsequent musical thinking, especially in Europe up to the present day. Themes covered may include:
• Wagner and antisemitism
• Wagner and imperialism
• Wagner and the Nazis
• Wagnerism and anti-Wagnerism
• The Ring Cycle and its legacy
• Opera and Music dramas: two distinct genres?
Familiarity with Wagner’s oeuvre
Familiarity with the musical legacy of Wagner’s oeuvre
A working knowledge of late tonal and chromatic harmony
Familiarity with the historical and cultural contexts for these musical works
A working familiarity with some of the philosophical ideas played out in Wagner’s works
Analytical approaches to opera, especially narrative analysis
Intensification of analytical skills already learned in other modules
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 12 | 2:00 | 24:00 | Non-synchronous |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Synchronous online seminars; pre-recordings of core materials for seminars available after each one |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 164:00 | 164:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Pre-recorded lectures deliver core materials and seminars allow students to explore musical (and other) materials in more detail and in a more “hands on” manner.
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Essay | 2 | M | 100 | 4000 words |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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| Essay | 1 | M | Annotated bibliography |
| Essay | 2 | M | N/A |
| Essay | 2 | M | N/A |
The module will require students to develop a research essay (4000 words), based on the core topics covered in the module, but exploring one of them in depth. In the run up to the essay, students will be set a number of formative written assignments (see above) which will be helpful in developing ideas for the final essay.
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