Details
Code 20328
Level of study Third/Final year
Credit value 20
Semester 2011/12: fortnightly in 1 and 22012/13: probably unavailable
Pre-requisite modules 1017504, 1017498, 1023451
Module description
The material for study will be a varied selection of musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach, for keyboard, voices and instruments, and orchestra or chamber ensemble. The nature of the sources, the questions that they pose, the composers musical language and his historical, geographical, intellectual and musical contexts will be among the subjects considered.
Teaching and learning methods
Ten seminars of two hours each; some tutor-led, others student-led; assessment by two essays, each of 2,500-3,000 words