TRADITIONS OF ENGLISH SONG IN THE BRITISH ISLES
| Course title | Traditions of English Song in the British Isles | ||||||||||
| Course code | Course type | Voluntary | |||||||||
| Field of study | Training for teachers with subject specialization | ||||||||||
| Study programme | Master´s programme in English language and literature in combination with another subject specialization | ||||||||||
| Name of lecturer | Paul Wood | ||||||||||
| Year of study | 4 th | Semester | Summer semester | ||||||||
| Hours/Week | 1 | Hours/Semester | 13 | ||||||||
| Form of Teaching | seminars | Number of ECTS credits | 2 | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | basic musical and singing ability | ||||||||||
| Assessment methods | Continuous assessment: 2 written tests | ||||||||||
| Course objectives (expected learning outcomes and acquired competences): | |||||||||||
| By the end of the course, students will have acquired a clear overview of the major developments in English song from the 13th to the 20th century. They will also be able better to relate the musical material to its historical context. Emphasis will also be placed on language acquisition and practice related to the topic. Most important of all, creativity will be actively encouraged through the medium of singing, games and other classroom activities which, it is intended, will help the topic come more fully alive for the students. | |||||||||||
| Course contents: Medieval song – Henry VIII, poet, musician and patron - Elizabethan madrigals and songs – John Dowland – Shakespeare’s songs – Henry Purcell - ´the singing English´ in the eighteenth century – Scottish and Irish folk-song – post -1918 revival and flowering in England. | |||||||||||
| Recommended reading:Students accepted onto the course will be given a suggested reading list. | |||||||||||
| Language of instruction | Last update |
02-04-2007 |
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