The Idea of Beethoven
Subject MUSI10043 (2015)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.
| Credit Points: | 12.5 |
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| Level: | 1 (Undergraduate) |
| Dates & Locations: | This subject is not offered in 2015. |
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 1 two-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: 120 hours |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Corequisites: | N/A |
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | N/A |
| Non Allowed Subjects: | N/A |
| Core Participation Requirements: | It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit. |
Contact
VCA and Music Student Centre234 St Kilda Rd, Southbank
Tel: +61 3 9685 9322
Fax: +61 3 9685 9358
Web: www.vcam.unimelb.edu.au/contact_us.html
School of Music - Parkville
Conservatorium Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5256
Fax: +61 3 8344 5346
Email via: http://music-unimelb.custhelp.com
Web: www.bmus.unimelb.edu.au and www.music.unimelb.edu.au
| Subject Overview: |
This subject offers students the opportunity to examine the popular and scholarly reception of Ludwig van Beethoven as composer and as a mythic persona. It explores the variety of ways through which we come to know Beethoven and understand his music, engaging with the ideas of heroism, deafness, revolution and genius, and through diverse critical approaches including E.T.A. Hoffmann, Richard Wagner, Theodor Adorno, Chuck Berry, Susan McClary, Peanuts and Hollywood film such as A Clockwork Orange, Immortal Beloved and Copying Beethoven.
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| Learning Outcomes: |
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
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| Assessment: | A tutorial presentation (20%); an essay of 2000 words due end of semester (50%); a critical review of 1000 words resulting from attendance at a live performance of Beethoven’s music due during the semester (20%); attendance and participation in tutorials (10%). |
| Prescribed Texts: | A reading pack will be available for purchase from the Melbourne University Bookshop before the commencement of the semester. |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: |
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
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