Musicology 2 (MUSC 2405)

Musicology 2 is the second of a two-course sequence that continues the study of the cultural context of music and other artistic production and the disciplines of Historical Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Comparative Musicology. Musicology 2 focuses on history of European Classical and other music traditions in the 19th to 21st centuries.
Course code: MUSC 2405
Credits: 3.0
Length: 45.0 hours
Course outline: view https://www.vcc.ca/vccphp/courseoutline?subject=MUSC&number=2405

Prerequisites

MUSC 2305, or permission of instructor.

Schedule

Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
CRN # Dates Day/Time/Location Instructor
42198January 6, 2025
to April 25, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Broadway Building A
Duke, David

Additional Information

  • Sacred and secular music in Western Europe
  • The strengths and weaknesses of creating historical-era genres
  • The misappropriation of the ideas of teleology, development and evolution into the historical description of art, music and all cultural production
  • The important features of nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first-century European music and how they relate to the individuals and cultural contexts by whom they are produced
  • The weakening of the political, economic and artistic hegemony of Western Europe and the effect on music and art.
  • Research methods and data bases

1. Practical and/or written examinations that demonstrate ability at or above the final exam and learning outcomes of this course.
2. A successful interview with the Music Department Leader and one other regularized music faculty member

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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