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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50
Chapter XXXII.—The Degree of Doctor of Music
Chapter XXXII.—The Degree of Doctor of Music.
I. No person shall be admitted to be a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Music unless he shall have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Music at least five years previously.
| 1. | To Write an Exercise. |
| 2. | To Pass an Examination in the Highest Branches of Musical, Science. |
| 1. | That it comprise some portion for one or more solo voices, and some portion for a chorus of eight real vocal parts. |
| 2. | That it comprise some specimens of Canon and of Fugue. |
| 3. | That it comprise an instrumental overture, or an interlude, in the form of the first movement of a symphony or a sonata. |
| 4. | That the whole (except some single piece be for voices alone) have an accompaniment for a full Band. |
IV. The exercise may be sent in to the Registrar at any time after the expiration of five years from the date at which the candidate obtained the degree of Bachelor of Music. The exercise must be accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the candidate, that the work is his own unaided composition.
| 1. | Counterpoint in not more than eight parts. |
| 2. | The highest branches of Harmony. |
| 3. | Canon of various kinds in not more than four parts. |
| 4. | Fugue and Double Fugue in not more than four parts. |
| 5. | Form in Composition. |
| 6. | Instrumentation and Scoring of chamber and orchestral music. |
| 7. | The Analysis of some Classical Composition, the name of which shall be announced by the Examiner at least six weeks before the date of the examination. |
| 8. | The Art of Music Historically considered. |
VI. Candidates who intend to present themselves for examination under this statute must give notice in writing to the Registrar not later than the first day of March in the year in which they intend to present themselves for examination, and shall also, at the time of giving such notice, pay a fee of fifteen guineas.