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MUSI-B205

Formes et genres musicaux : analyse, perception, interprétation I

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Fabian Balthazart (Coordinator) and Christopher MURRAY

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Aural and written analysis of music from the 18th to the 20th century.

Every other year, (including the 2012-2013 academic year) the program is

dedicated to polyphonic structures and imitative forms (fugue, variation,

serial music, minimalism), and in alternate years (2013-2014) to forms of

contrast and development (sonata form, lied...).

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Introduction to formal analysis of music

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Cours co-requis

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Teaching methods and learning activities

collective guided analysis and individual exercises

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Recommended reading (non obligatory)

ABROMONT (Claude) & de MONTALEMBERT (Eugène), Guide des formes de la musique occidentale, Fayard, 2010.

ABROMONT (Claude) & de MONTALEMBERT (Eugène), Guide des genres de la musique occidentale, Fayard, 2010.

Other information

Contacts

Email: wcorten@ulb.ac.be

Substitute (2012-13): Chris Murray christopher.murray@ulb.ac.be

Assistant: Thierry Levaux tlevaux@ulb.ac.be

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

Written examination and three analytical projects

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

20% x 3 for the three analyses plus 40% for the final exam /

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

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