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This module specialises in the history and analysis of music. You focus on the Baroque concerto, the operas of Mozart, Romantic piano music, music theatre and pop music. You learn how the music is constructed, how it reflects the time in which it was composed and the important links that exist with other related areas of music. Knowledge of traditional music notation, harmony, keys and scales is essential, as is the ability to read a score.
This module specialises in the history and analysis of music. You focus on the Baroque concerto, the operas of Mozart, Romantic piano music, music theatre and pop music. You learn how the music is constructed, how it reflects the time in which it was composed and the important links that exist with other related areas of music. Knowledge of traditional music notation, harmony, keys and scales is essential, as is the ability to read a score.
Your knowledge is assessed through an written paper (2 hours 30 minutes) taken at the end of the course that accounts for 40% of the A-Level.
Your knowledge is assessed through an written paper (2 hours 30 minutes) taken at the end of the course that accounts for 40% of the A-Level.
Works studied:
Works studied:
The Baroque Concerto
The Baroque Concerto
Henry Purcell: Sonata for Trumpet and Strings
Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto Op 10 No 3; Il Gardellino'
J. S. Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
Operas of Mozart
Operas of Mozart
Act One of the The Marriage of Figaro
Romantic Piano Music
Romantic Piano Music
Fryderyk Chopin: Nocture in E Minor, Op 72 No 1, and Ballade No 2 in F Major, Op 38
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op 118 No 2, and Ballade in G Minor, Op 118 No 3
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op 54: Norwegian March and Notturno
Music Theatre:
Music Theatre:
Richard Rogers: Oklahoma! and Carousel
Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods
Claude-Michel Schönberg: Les Misérables and Miss Saigon
Kurt Weill: The Threepenny Opera
Jason Robert Brown: The Last Five Years
Pop Music:
Pop Music:
Stevie Wonder: 'For Once in My Life', 'Superstition', and 'Sir Duke'.
Joni Mitchell: 'Big Yellow Taxi' and 'Help Me'
Muse: 'Supermassive Black Hole' and 'Uprising'
Daft Punk: 'Get Lucky' and 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'
Beyoncé: 'Crazy in Love' and 'Listen'
Labrinth: 'Earthquake' and 'Jealous'
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