UNSW Handbook Course - J.S. Bach and the Baroque: Context and Performance

J.S. Bach and the Baroque: Context and Performance - MUSC5135


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of English, Media and Performing Arts
	Course Outline: http://music.arts.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Provides in depth study of Bach's compositions in their socio-historical context. Besides exploring Bach's cultural milieu and its impact on his style and output, the course focuses on how such knowledge have been used in performance. Through this the characteristics of 300 years of Bach-reception are also investigated.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will:

Gain familiarity with the most representative and famous compositions of Bach
Be able to comment on their significance, origin and afterlife
Understand where Bach scholarship has come from and where it stands today, what the key issues and problems are, and who contributed most influentially to our current Bach image both in terms of composition and performance
Acquire some knowledge about music and society in early 18th-century Europe, especially but not exclusively, in Lutheran Germany and the role 19th-century aesthetics and world-view played in shaping musicological discussions
Develop deeper levels of critical thinking, analytical approaches, research and academic writing skills.

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