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2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

MUSI3540 Major Editing and Source Studies

40 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Dr Bryan White
Email: b.white@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Pre-requisites

MUSI2420Notation and Editing

This module is mutually exclusive with

MUSI3520Minor Editing and Source Studies

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module introduces students to finding and using musical and textual sources (manuscripts, printed books, letters and other documents) in the study of music. The handling, transcribing and understanding of source material is used to inform and develop more advanced studies in music editing. Students will be exposed to a range of musicological methodologies, and will take an interdisciplinary approach to interpreting source material, calling upon, for example, historical, literary, sociological and cultural studies in interpreting sources. On completion students will demonstrate a range of editorial practices for dealing with music and text, and will demonstrate ability to find and asses a range of primary and secondary sources. They should be able to demonstrate this knowledge through practical exercises and essays (e.g. editing assignments, biographical writing, source description and interpretation), presenting their work in an appropriately clear and organised fashion.

Syllabus

The practice of editing (both text and music), taking appropriate examples from a range of historical periods: description of manuscripts, including introductions to paper studies, book production and the study of bindings; The techniques needed for the evaluation of the repertoires of particular manuscripts, including the making of inventories and the tracing of concordances; Analysis of musical handwriting, and the techniques needed for the identification of the copyists of particular manuscripts; The techniques needed for the investigation of the historical context of manuscripts, including research into the biographies of particular copyists; the more advanced study of printed music, including an introduction to the analysis of musical typography and engraving, the dating of undated prints, the bibliographical problems surrounding variant editions, and the study of music publishers and their output; the more advanced techniques needed to edit music from several sources, and from corrupt or difficult sources. The introduction of a range of approaches to source studies (e.g. literary, cultural, sociological and ethnomusicological methods).

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Seminar152.0030.00
Private study hours370.00
Total Contact hours30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)400.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Individual tasks set weekly or biweekly for in class submission. These are returned with formative feedback; students subsequently develop this work and submit it in the final portfolio. Optional tutorials for students to receive personalized feedback and to explore issues addressed in seminars and coursework.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
ProjectSemester 1 editing project (equivalent to 2,000 words)20.00
PortfolioSemester 1 editing and source studies exercises30.00
PortfolioSemester 2 editing and source study portfolio20.00
ProjectSemester 2 project to be negotiated with tutor (equivalent to 3,000 words). A minimum mark of 40 must be achieved in all components to pass this module.30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 24/09/2009

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