UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
Institute of Maltese Studies
M.A. in Maltese Studies
June 2009 Session of Examinations
IMS5013 - Music in Maltese Culture and Society
Monday, 8th June 2009
Duration: 2 hours
16.45hrs – 18.45hrs
Please answer any TWO questions.
1.
Discuss how Maltese għana interrelates with the various aspects of Maltese
culture and society.
2.
Music is a key to identify formation because it is often a public presentation of the
deepest feelings and qualities that make a group unique. Discuss and give
examples of how this applies to music in Malta.
3.
Discuss how musical and non-musical processes coalesce in the Maltese wind
band tradition.
4.
Give a historical outline of the development of art music in Malta.
5.
Music is the basis of a huge industry and can be an avenue to money and fame.
Discuss this with particular reference to Maltese modern popular music.
6.
Maltese hymnology (both religious and civil) is in itself a document of the social
aspirations and religious beliefs of the Maltese over the years. Discuss and give
examples.
7.
Discuss how music in Malta evolved within a very fine equilibrium between
continuity and change.
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