How do we find meaning in music? If it exists, what can we say about it? Is it purely musical meaning, or can it be linked to something less abstract? The aims of this course are to explore some of the ways in which classical music works, and to ask what happens when music is explicitly associated with word and image. For example, how close does Vivaldi get to a graphic account of the natural world in The Four Seasons?
In opera, what does the music tell us about the feelings of the protagonists? As you explore these questions, your listening will become more alert, more detailed, and more rewarding. The course concludes with a study of the classical symphony. Here, with no help from word or image, we can still examine %60meaning%BF, relating the music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven to the Enlightenment ideals that informed the American War of Independence and the French Revolution.
Period
04-07-2011 - 29-07-2011 (4 weeks)
Target group
The University of Sussex International Summer School welcomes applicants from a wide range of educational backgrounds. Although most of you will be currently enrolled at a university or college, we also welcome applicants who have been away from education for some years, as well as highly committed senior high school students - for some courses a good general education, an open mind and lots of enthusiasm are the main qualifications. For some other courses you will see that prerequisites are listed - applicants for these courses are expected to submit transcripts to demonstrate that they have taken, or are currently taking, the necessary precursors.
Course aim
This is a great opportunity for secondary school students to prepare for college and acquire college credit, which you will usually be able to transfer to a future undergraduate degree. The International Summer School provides an opportunity to meet and study with people from different countries and cultures, on a cosmopolitan campus. The large range of courses on offer allows you to get ahead with credit in core courses, or simply to experiment with something new.
Credits
9.0 ECTS creditsSummer School courses carry 18 credits and last for four weeks. Since the standard annual load for a Sussex student is 120 credits, this means that each course is equivalent to four and a half semester hours or nine ECTS credits. Students can take only one course per session, as the courses are intensive. You can expect to spend 25 to 35 hours each week on your course between attending classes, labs and workshops, as well as time spent outside class preparing the readings and assignments. You can find information about the courses offered by the International Summer School through our course directory or courses by subject pages of our website.
Course fee
GBP 1250Tuition only (one four week session).GBP 2350Tuition only (BOTH four week ISS sessions).
Course leader
Julian Broughton
Scholarships
Some courses have a lab or field trip fee. A non refundable application fee of 150 is to be paid when accepting an offer of a place. Payment in full (less the application fee) and payment for accommodation (100 or 130/week) is required by 15 June.
University of Sussex
Address: University of Sussex Brighton
Postal code: BN1 9RF
City: Brighton
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/iss/
E-mail: issoffice@sussex.ac.uk
Phone: 00441273678406
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