Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Love, Death, Religion and Music in the Renaissance
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Music
Module Code	10 29026
Module Lead	Andrew Kirkman
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
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Description	The music that has survived from the Renaissance served a wide range of functions: it was used to adorn courtly events and religious worship, for political display, for the marking of great events, and for intercession with saints for the welfare of earthly souls. In addressing these needs it covered a broad range of styles and approaches. Taking diverse examples, this module will look at style, structure, and external reference and quotation, and show the ways in which music reflected and intensified the broader messages and social structures in which it operated. Along the way we will get to know a wide range of pieces and cultivate a deeper level of appreciation of the musical expression of earlier phases of Western society.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a broad and nuanced understanding of musical repertory of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Analyse and critically evaluate, showing sophistication, the impact on this music of major developments in the historical, political and social spheres. Cite and, where appropriate, analyse, specific and suitable pieces of music found independently as examples in support of their commentaries and evaluations.
Assessment	29026-01 : 8 x Weekly Short Assignments : Coursework (20%) 29026-02 : In-Class Presentations, plus Materials : Presentation (30%) 29026-03 : Essay,2000 words : Coursework (40%) 29026-04 : Essay Abstract/Bibliography x 500 words : Coursework (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: 9 weekly short assignments – 1000 words in total (20%); In-class presentation , 10 minutes, plus submitted materials (30%); Essay 2000 words (40%); Essay abstract and Bibliography, 500 words (10%): Reassessment: No resits are permitted in final year. If students miss the assessed task owing to extenuating circumstances, the failed task would be rescheduled at a later date.
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