MUM5030

Australian music history

(ART)

Joel Crotty

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

Synopsis: Australian Aboriginal music history, Australian music biography, letter writing, autobiography, historical manuscript study and the history of colonial and postcolonial theatrical, concert-hall, folk and popular music. Seminar topics include the critical study of Australian music history writing, selected composers and works, and Australian nationalism and identity.

Assessment: Written (9000 words): 100%