History of music - study of interpretation

Develop knowledge of the history of music, musical works and their interpretation. Provide tools for research into interpretation. Acquire tools for oral and written expression.

The history of music is studied in particular from the point of view of the relationship between works and their interpretation. The courses focus on historical periods or cross-disciplinary themes, with the emphasis on cross-disciplinary work: analysis of sources and comparison of different musical versions, historical recordings, stage analysis of productions considered as interpretations of the work, acquisition of tools for further research and developing one's own criticism.

This course is open to all Conservatoire students (subject to availability). It is compulsory for students on the preparatory cycle in musicology and one of the complementary disciplines required for the^2nd cycle diploma in musicology conferring a master's degree (Cf. course of study for the advanced cycle in musicology).

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Continuous assessment accounts for half of the final assessment mark:

- a written assignment during the year,

- oral presentations,

- presentation of the final exam,

- completion of a dissertation, depending on the course followed (see conditions in "Final examination").

FINAL EXAMINATION

For students on the preparatory or advanced musicology cycle

Written test (duration: 3 hours)

A series of course questions (marked out of 10), and a commentary test (marked out of 10) which may take the following forms:

- listening commentary on an extract from a work with score,

- listening commentary on one or more performances of the same excerpt with score,

- stage commentary with one or more performances and stagings of the same extract.

Oral test:

- presentation on a theme related to the course (20 min. presentation and 10 min. interview with the jury, marked out of 20).

- optional: presentation of a dissertation under certain conditions* (20 min. before the jury, marked out of 40: one mark out of 20 from the teacher and one mark out of 20 from the jury).
A copy of the dissertation must be submitted 3 weeks before the date of the oral.

*Completion of a dissertation depends on the distribution of research work carried out in the main disciplines of the higher musicology cycle and mainly concerns students in Theoretical and Applied Analysis and in Music Culture. Cf. Cycle supérieur de musicologie study programme: "The^2nd cycle supérieur de musicologie diploma conferring the grade of master is awarded after a maximum of five years when the student has completed at least three dissertations (validated in the main and optional disciplines)".

For other students

Oral test :

- presentation on a theme related to the course (20 min. presentation and 10 minutes with the jury, marked out of 20)

- optional: presentation of a dissertation (20 min. in front of the jury, marked out of 40: one mark out of 20 from the teacher and one mark out of 20 from the jury): copy of the dissertation to be handed in 3 weeks before the oral.

Writing a dissertation is not compulsory. If a dissertation is produced as part of this course and is assessed at the end of the year, it may be validated as personal study work (TEP) after submission to the commission for validation of prior learning (VAA).

1 year (possibility of a second year on the teacher's advice)

3 hours per week