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Music and its media

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Music and its media
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This free course, Music and its media, examines some of the main ways in which music is transmitted. It considers how the means of communicating a particular piece can change over time; and how the appearance and contents of a source can reflect the circumstances in which it is produced. The course focuses on three examples of musical media that allow us to study music of the past: manuscripts of sixteenth-century Belgium, prints of eighteenth-century London, and recordings of twentieth-century America.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • demonstrate knowledge of the main ways in which music is transmitted
  • understand how the means of communicating a particular piece can change over time
  • examine examples of musical media from different historical periods and geographical locations
  • show how the appearance and contents of a musical source can reflect its musical and non-musical context, its creator(s) and user(s).
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First Published: 11/11/2015

Updated: 08/03/2016

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