House at the latest at 10 A.M. on the Thursday before the general admission to the B.A. degree in the Easter Term. The names of the candidates will be arranged in two classes, those in the first class being placed in order of merit, and those in the second alphabetically. On or before the first day of this examination each candidate is required to pay to the Registrary an examination fee of £3 35. (Part 2.) The exercise must be sent to the Professor of Music by the candidate on or before the first day of the Michaelmas term (October 1). Only those who have passed in Part I are entitled to send in their exercise. The exercise must be accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the candidate, that the work is his own unaided composition. The names of those whose exercises have been approved will be published in the Senate House before 10 A. M. on the last Thursday but one in November. (Part 3.) The more advanced examination will be partly written and partly viva voce, and will be held on the first Thursday in December, and the day following. Candidates must send their names to the Professor of Music at least a week before the examination. Each candidate must pay the Registrary an examination fee of £3 35. on the first day of this examination. The names of the successful candidates, arranged in alphabetical order, will be published in the Senate House on or before the third Thursday in December. Before receiving his degree each candidate must have deposited in the University Library a complete fair copy of his exercise. The degree may be taken in the following Lent term; the candidate should communicate with the Professor of Music as regards the day for doing so, and with his tutor, or the Censor, for information about the ceremonial. Each candidate is required on the morning of taking his degree (1) to sign his name in full in the Registrary's book. (2) to pay the Senior Proctor the University Degree Fee of £5. (3) to pay his College the College Degree Fee, varying in different Colleges from £10 downwards. In the case of a NonCollegiate Student, the fee is £3 35. III. THE EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF Mus. Doc. It is required of a candidate for this degree : (a) That his name be on the boards of some College in the University, or on the roll of Non-Collegiate Students. Copies of the Examination Papers of past years (price is. the set) can be obtained of Messrs. Deighton, Bell, & Co., Cambridge, or at the Cambridge Warehouse, 17 Paternoster Row, London, E.C. Q (b) That he hold the degree of Bachelor of Music in the University. The examination for the degree of Mus. Doc. consists of two parts. (Part 1.) The exercise, which must be a composition on a sacred or secular subject written for the occasion,' occupying about forty minutes in performance, and fulfilling the following conditions :— (a) That it comprise some portion for one or more solo voices, and some portion for a chorus of eight real vocal parts. (b) That it comprise some specimens of Canon and of Fugue. (c) That it comprise an instrumental overture, or an interlude, in the form of the first movement of a symphony or sonata. (d) That the whole (except some single piece be for voices alone) have an accompaniment for a full band. The exercise must be sent in to the Professor of Music on or before the first day of the Lent term (January 8) in each year. Each exercise must be accompanied by a written declaration signed by the candidate that the work is his own unaided composition. The names of those whose exercises have been approved will be published in the Senate House on or before the last day of February. (Part 2.) A candidate for the degree of Mus. Doc. is further required to pass an examination, partly written,2 partly vivâ voce, in the following subjects :— (a) Counterpoint in not more than eight parts. (b) The highest branches of harmony. (c) Canon of various kinds in not more than four parts. (ƒ) Instrumentation and scoring of Chamber and Orchestral Music. (g) The analysis of some classical composition, the name of which will be announced by the Examiners in the 'Cambridge University Reporter,' at least six weeks before the day for examination. (2) The art of music historically considered. The above examination (Part 2) will be held on the second Thursday in March and the day following, and candidates must send in their names to the Professor of Music six days previously. Each candidate on presenting himself for this examination must pay to the Registrary a fee of £3 3s. The names of the successful candidates, arranged in alphabetical order, will be published in the Senate House at the latest at 10 A.M. on the last Thursday in March. 1 See Footnote on p. 236. 2 Copies of the Examination Papers of past years (price 1s. the set) can be obtained of Messrs. Deighton, Bell, & Co., Cambridge, or at the Cambridge Warehouse, 17 Paternoster Row, London, E.C. The examinations for the degree of Mus. Doc. are conducted by the Professor of Music and two (or more) other examiners, of whom one at least must be a member of the Senate or a Mus. Doc. of the University. Before receiving his degree the successful candidate is required to deposit a fair copy of his exercise in the University Library. The candidate should communicate with the Professor of Music as regards the day for taking his degree, and with his tutor, or the Censor of Non-Collegiate Students, for information about the ceremonial. He must also on the morning of receiving his degree (1) Sign his name in full in the Registrary's book. (2) Pay to the Senior Proctor the University Degree Fee of £10. (3) Pay to his College the College Degree Fee (varying at different Colleges from £12 downwards), or, if a Non-Collegiate, a fee of £3 35. to the Board of Non-Collegiate Students. By Grace of the Senate of June 15, 1882, Women may present themselves for the above Examinations in the prescribed order of the Examinations, provided they produce the required certificate of literary and scientific attainment, and those Women who have passed all the Examinations required for either Degree in Music will receive a certificate to that effect. Three months' notice should be given to the Professor of Music in the case of any Woman intending to present herself for Examination under the above conditions. The fees in this case are not yet determined, but will not exceed the joint amount of the Examinations and Degree Fees demanded of the candidates for Degrees in Music. UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN. Professor of Music.-Sir R. P. STEWART, Mus. D. Regulations for obtaining the Degrees of Bachelor and Doctor of Music in the University of Dublin. Candidates for entrance at the Midsummer and first October Entrance Examinations will be examined in Arithmetic, Algebra (the first four rules and fractions), Euclid, books i., ii., and iii., English Composition, English History, Modern Geography, Latin Composition, and any two Greek and two Latin authors, of their own selection, from the following entrance course :- LATIN.-Livy, any two of the following: books i. ii. iii. xxii.; Virgil, Æneid, books i. ii. vi. vii.; Sallust; Horace, Odes; Horace, Satires and Epistles; Cæsar de Bello Gallico, books i. ii. iii.; Cicero, de Amicitia, and de Senectute. At the other Entrance Examinations students are required to answer in any two Greek and any two Latin classical authors, of their own selection, together with the other subjects specified above. Students entering on the days previous to the Junior Freshman Term Examinations may bring up the classical authors appointed for the Junior Freshman Term Examination as part of their entrance course. ENTRANCE DAYS.-Wednesday, January 24; Wednesday, April 25; Thursday, June 21; Monday, July 2; Wednesday, October 10; Thursday, October 18; and Thursday, November I. The Senior Lecturer grants a private examination to candidates for entrance at other times, upon reasonable grounds. A Bachelor in Music must be matriculated in Arts, by passing the Entrance Examination conducted by the Senior Lecturer, and having his name placed on the College Books as a Student in Arts. A Candidate for Degrees in Music may substitute for Greek, at the Entrance Examination, any Modern Language other than English. He must also compose a piece of Vocal Music, of which a portion, at least, shall be in five real parts, with accompaniments for a stringed band, or organ. This composition, if approved by the Board, is to be publicly performed in such place and manner as they shall direct, at the expense of the candidate. The candidate must produce a certificate proving that he has studied or practised music for seven years. Before the private Grace of the House is obtained, the candidate must pass an examination in the theory and grammar of music, and in thorough bass. He will also be required to write, extempore, and within a given time, a piece of counterpoint on a proposed subject. A DOCTOR IN MUSIC must be Mus. B., and must have spent twelve years in the study or practice of music. He must also compose a piece of vocal music, of which a portion at least shall be in six or eight real parts, with accompaniments for a full band. This piece of music, if approved by the Board, must be publicly performed at the expense of the candidate. Before the private Grace of the House is obtained, the candidate must pass an examination on instrumentation, and such other subjects connected with the theory and practice of music as the Professor may think fit. Candidates for the degrees of Mus.D. will be expected to be thoroughly acquainted with the orchestration of Il Flauto Magico' (Mozart), and 'Elijah' (Mendelssohn). The candidate will also be required to write, within a prescribed time, pieces of harmony on given subjects, or on given bases.' The full score of the musical compositions of candidates for degrees in music, legibly and clearly written, must be lodged with the senior proctor, one month at least before the commencements at which the degree is to be conferred. The entrance fee for Pensioners (the ordinary grade of students) is £15. The fee on admission to the degree of Bachelor in Music is £10; in the case of a graduate in Arts, £5. The fee for admission to the degree of Doctor in Music is £20. |