Assessment 1: Research Assignment (25%) 2500 words Description Answer one of the following questions 1. Discuss the opposing directions that French and German music took at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century. What role did nationalism play in this divergence? Reference at least 8 works in your response. 2. How was the music of Edgard Varse limited by the technology of his time? Discuss the role of electronics in his music with reference to at least 6 works. 3. What were the preconditions that lead to the emergence of the so-called Minimalist movement in America in the 1960’s? What was it reacting to? Discuss this new aesthetic with reference to at least 6 works. 4. Discuss the influence of the Second Viennese School on mid and late 20th Century composition. Which techniques did they develop and how were they received? Reference at least 6 musical works in your response. 5. Discuss the alleged dispute between Schoenberg and Stravinsky concerning musical aesthetics. Was it real? Cite evidence from the writings of these two composers in your response. In each essay question you may use scores and recordings in the preparation of your essay, as well as other academic sources. Be sure to reference your work thoroughly using the AIM-Harvard Style only Style-Guide and to include appropriate musical examples typeset as required (see AIM Style Guide). Assessment Criteria Content: 60% Preparation of argument 10% Relevance of material 10% Logical material progression 10% Development of argument/theme 10% Support of evidence/argument 10% Synthesis of information 5% Aptness of conclusion 5% Bibliography/Reference List: 25% Appropriateness and accuracy of documentation 15% Evidence of wide reading 5% Referencing system precision 5% General Points: 15% Grammatical accuracy 5% Presentation and organisation 5% Balance between “objective” and “subjective” 5%
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