MU 327 (3^rd year) Introduction to musicological research

A) INTRODUCTION TO MUSICOLOGY AND FIELDS OF RESEARCH

1) Development of Historical and Systematic Musicology
2) Musicology in the 20th century
3) Fields of Research

B) ARCHIVAL RESEARCH AND MUSIC SOURCES

1) Analysis of archival documents related to music
2) Description of Music Sources (prints, manuscripts)
3) Practical activities in the Music Archives of the Cathedral Museum, Mdina.

C) MUSIC EDITING

1) Notation in the early baroque period and principles of transcription

• Editorial techniques
• Practical work: transcription of music sources from the Cathedral Music Archives, Mdina.
Bibliography:
Musicologia, sub voce, in Dizionario Enciclopedico d. Musica e d. Musicisti", III vol. or Musicology, sub voce, New Grove (University Library); J. W. Pruett and T. Slavens, The fields of Music scholarship + The Ways and means of Musicology in: Research guide to Musicology. Chicago: ALA, 1985, pp. 1-45. R. Donington, Preparing the text, in Baroque music: style and performance. London: Faber, 1992, pp. 6-10. A. Mendel, The purposes and desirable characteristics of text-critical editions, in Modern musical scholarship, edited by Edward Olleson, 1978, p. 14-27. D. Thurston - W. Emery - C. Morris, Editing early music. Oxford: O.U.P., 1963. J. Caldwell, Principles of Transcribing and Editing + Appendix I-IV, in Editing early music. Oxford: O.U.P. 1985, pp. 1-12, 69-94, 103-113. R. Donington, Notes values + Time-signatures + Tactus as duration and metre as rhythm + Figured bass + The figuring, in The interpretation of early music. London: Faber, 1974, p. 288-305, 405-419, 437-440, 650-661.

Other articles will be suggested during lectures.

MU 427 (4^th year) Advanced research

A) RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1) Reference tools in music research
2) Bibliographical exercises on a chosen topic
2) Guidelines for the preparation of dissertations

B) INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC PHILOLOGY

1) Music philology
2) Analytic description of music sources and principles of cataloguing
3) Practical works at the Cathedral Museum, Mdina

C) MUSIC EDITING

• Practical work: transcription and commentary of a manuscript or printed music source chosen from the Cathedral Museum, Mdina
Bibliography:
"Preface, The thematic catalogue in Music, Scholarly editions, General principles of bibliographic instruction", Foundations in Music Bibliography, ed. by R. D. Green, New York, 1993, p. xi-xviii, 27-58 Bibliography/Bibliografia sub voce, New Grove or Dizionario Enciclopedico della Musica e dei Musicisti. J. Caldwell, Editing early music, Oxford: O.U.P. 1985, pp. 1-12, 69-94. R. Donington, " Preparing the text", in Baroque music: style and performance. London: Faber, 1992, pp. 6-10. A. Mendel, "The purposes and desirable characteristics of text-critical editions", Modern musical scholarship, edited by Edward Olleson, 1978, p. 14-27. D. Thurston - W. Emery - C. Morris, Editing early music. Oxford: O.U.P., 1963. J. Caldwell, "Principles of Transcribing and Editing + Appendix I-IV", Editing early music. Oxford: O.U.P. 1985, pp. 1-12, 69-94, 103-113. R. Donington, "Notes values + Time-signatures + Tactus as duration and metre as rhythm + Figured bass + The figuring", The interpretation of early music . London: Faber, 1974, p. 288-305, 405-419, 437-440, 650-661

A specific bibliography will be suggested during lectures.
 

Students can contact Dr. Bruni at the Audiovisual Library - CCT from Tuesday to Friday from 11 to 12.30 am or ( 3290-2412 fax 345655 or : Email  fbru1@um.edu.mt or brunif@libero.it
 

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