This unit introduces students to the history of aesthetics and analytical techniques primarily, although not exclusively, relating to Western art music. It investigates the role of art theory (aesthetics) in music, its historical development, and place within contemporary intellectual culture. Central questions in the unit relate to musical meaning, the creation of aesthetic value and how such questions inform the emerging discipline of critical musicology. What are the key themes and theories of aesthetics and criticism in general, and in music in particular? What is the relationship between music and the listener in various historical, social and cultural contexts? By addressing these... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Victoria Rogers
Prerequisites: any Level 2 Music unit
