The Faculty Board of Music gives notice that they have prescribed the following papers and subjects for the Music Tripos in 2009-10 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 370):
Opera
A. Twentieth-century definitions
B. Introduction to early sacred music, c.1400-c.1600
6. Notation
7. The Cantatas of J. S. Bach
8. Monteverdi recuperated
9. The Mighty Handful and its legacy
10. Degeneration and regeneration: Wagnerism and its aftermath
11. Introduction to music and science
12. Introduction to Schenkerian analysis
8. Music, space, and architecture in Renaissance Italy
9. Don Giovanni
10. Beethoven: the Late String Quartets
11. From Weimar to Stunde Null: music in Germany from 1919-1945
12. Franz Liszt: narratives between wunderkind, virtuoso, and vanguard
13. The music of Maurice Ravel
14. To be confirmed
15. Klezmer and song
16. Music as performance
17. Choral studies
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 with the exception of Part II, Paper 17, Choral studies. This paper will consist of a written examination of two hours' duration, and either a practical examination or submitted work. The written examination counts as 50% of the overall mark and the practical examination or submitted work counts for a further 50%.