The Faculty Board of Music give notice that they have prescribed the following papers and subjects for the Music Tripos in 2008-09 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 357):
Nineteenth-century music
A. Twentieth-century definitions
B. Introduction to early sacred music, c.1400-c.1600
6. Notation
7. The Cantatas of J. S. Bach
8. Rossini
9. The Mighty Handful and its legacy
10. Nationalism and music in the Middle East
12. American Jazz, c.1940-c.1970
11. Introduction to music and science
8. The music and musical sources of Guillaume de Machaut
9. Performance practice 1600-1830
10. Exploring music psychology
11. From Weimar to Stunde Null: music in Germany from 1919-1945
12. Unfinished works
13. Shostakovich and his world
14. Stravinsky and his legacy
15. Klezmer and song
16. 'One world is not enough': the Jesuits and music 1540-1773
17. Blues cultures
Candidates for Part IB must offer at least one paper from Section A (Historical topics) of the additional papers.
All papers are examined by a three-hour written examination.