MUM4020

Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology

(ART)

Margaret Kartomi and Reis Flora

12 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The history and theory of music aesthetics and the history, theory and practice of music criticism. Issues include music as text and work of art; value, greatness and genius; affection; formalism; program music; musical forgery; phenomenology of music; post-modern music aesthetics perception and cognition of experimental music; and the /styles of the future0. Sociological and psychological theories.

Assessment: Written (4000 words): 40% + Two 1000-word critical exercises: 20% + Examination (2 hours): 40%