COURSE Masterpieces of Western Music
MUSI 322
3.0 Credit Hours
SEMESTER Spring 2003
Day Campus
INSTRUCTOR Nollie Moore
233 St. Clair
875-7473 (office)
446-6321 (Home)
OFFICE HOURS M/W/TH 9:00-10:00
M/F 1:30-3:00
DESCRIPTION The primary aim of this course is to help students discover and be moved by the great expressive power of music. By equipping students with the concepts and vocabulary of music, this course will challenge students to become active, critical listeners. Essentially a music appreciation course focusing on European and American works since 1700, this course introduces non-music majors to the study of some of the great works of Western art music. The course opens with a two-week introduction to basic terms and concepts in music, followed by an exploration of a number of works composed from the Baroque to the present day.
COURSE OBJECTIVES At the completion of this course a student should:
· know the various periods of music;
· be able to recognize the styles of each of these periods through the masterpieces studied;
· know the most important terminology’s and musical forms;
· be familiar with the lives and styles of individual composers;
· know, intimately, the masterpieces studied;
· know in great detail the life, style and music of the composer chosen for an in-depth research project;
· experience music performances in their intended setting, live and in-person.
The works--studied at a rate of about one work per week--are listed
below. Work for the course consists mainly of carefully guided listening of
recordings of each of the compositions; there are also a quiz, a midterm,
and a final, as well as a major written/oral presentation. In addition to
three lectures per week, students are expected to attend at least four off-campus classical music concerts, providing proof of attendance and a written report on the event. Topic essays are due on February 7, March 7, April 4 & May 2.
Topic Essay Gulidelines
The essay papers should have three typed pages of text, double-spaced. Use a separate title page, so that the text of the first page begins at the top of the page. The third page should be at least two-thirds of a page; one line on a third page does NOT make a three-page paper. Do not use "creative" margins. If you use a computer print-out, do not choose an oversized type that results in fewer words per page. (A 12-pt sized font is recommended.) Your paper may be longer if you wish, but a longer paper is not necessarily a better paper.
Please proofread carefully. This will be graded as a writing assignment ("like an English paper.") Mistakes in spelling and grammar will cause points to be deducted.
Organize your writing so that your ideas are presented as clearly as possible. Do not ramble from one idea to another or include any irrelevant information. Begin with an opening paragraph which focuses the reader's attention by stating the purpose of the paper. Conclude with a summation that reinforces your main points.
Plan ahead. Papers are due AT CLASS TIME on the due date, and are considered late if turned in after that. Papers must be turned in to me personally, not left in a mailbox. Late papers are penalized ten points. The latest I will accept a paper is at the class period following the due date. If you have to miss class because of a school-related activity, turn the paper in early, not late.
Concert Attendance Guidelines
During the course of the semester, the class will attend 4 classical music concerts together as a group. We will meet one hour prior to the concert to discuss the performance of the evening over dinner. I will provide a list of the concerts, dates and times as soon as the information becomes available. Students will be responsible for the price of dinner & the concert tickets.
MEETINGS MWF 1:00-1:50 318 St. Clair
REQUIRED TEXT No Text; Complete recordings of the pieces studied are on reserve in Stafford Library and are available for purchase at local recorded listening stores
ATTENDANCE Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. Due to the guided listening nature of the course offering, missing even one class will put a student at an extreme disadvantage.
EVALUATION Grades are based on the following criteria.
50pts. Quiz
100pts. Midterm Exam
100pts. Final Exam
200pts. Written/Oral Presentation
200pts Topic Essays (50pts. each)
100pts. Attendance
CONDUCT Students are expected to conduct themselves on campus and in class so others are not distracted from the pursuit of learning. Discourteous or unseemly conduct may result in a student’s being asked to leave the classroom. Persistent misconduct on the part of a student is subject to disciplinary action as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Students may be disciplined for conduct, which constitutes a hazard to the health, safety, or well being of members of the College community or which is deemed detrimental to the College’s interest. These sanctions apply whether or not such conduct occurs on campus, off campus, at college sponsored or non-college-sponsored events. Disciplinary action may also be taken regardless of the existence of any criminal proceedings that may be pending or in progress.
Students attending class or related functions under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be asked to leave immediately. These students may be referred to the Wellness Center for evaluation before being allowed to continue in the class.
ADA STATEMENT Students with disabilities who may need academic adjustments or auxiliary aids or services for this course are required to register with the campus ADA Coordinator, MO Hall 106, 875-7626.
WEEK 1 1-15 Introduction
1-17 Rhythm, Melody & Harmony
WEEK 2 1-20 NO CLASS MLK2 Holiday
1-22 Musical Color, Texture & Form
Hearing Musical Styles
1-24 NO CLASS MMEA Conference
WEEK 3 1-27 QUIZ
1-29 Gloria from Missa Aeterna Christi munera by Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina
1-31 Credo from Missa Pange lingua by Josquin Des Prez
WEEK 4 2-3 French Suite No. 6 in E major by Johann Sebastian Bach
2-5 Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2 by Frederic Chopin
2-7 “Introduction” and “Dance of the Adolescents” from the Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
WEEK 5 2-10 Flow, my tears by John Dowland
2-12 Five Songs form Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 by Robert
Schumann
2-14 St. Louis Blues by Willam Christopher Handy
WEEK 6 2-17 Excerpt from Rodelinda by George Frederic Handel
2-19 Excerpt from La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi
2-21 Excerpts from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner
WEEK 7 2-24 “Possente Spirito” from Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi
2-26 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt
2-28 Weatherbird by Louis Armstrong
WEEK 8 3-3 Symphony No. 9: Fourth Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven
3-5
3-7 MIDTERM EXAM
WEEK 9 3-10
3-12 Dies irae and Quid sum miser from Requiem
3-14 “Behold, all flesh is as the grass” from A German Requiem
WEEK 10 3-17 Matona mia cara by Orlando di Lasso
3-19 La Livri by Jean-Philippe Rameau
3-21 Quartettsatz in C minor by Franz Schubert
WEEK 11 3-24 SPRING BREAK
3-26 SPRING BREAK
3-28 SPRING BREAK
WEEK 12 3-31 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
4-2 Classical Symphony: First Movement by Serge Prokofiev
4-4 String Quartet No. 1: Third Movement by Bela Bartok
Looking Forward?
WEEK 13 4-7 Violin Concerto: First Movement by Arnold Schoenberg
4-9 The Banshee by Henry Cowell
4-11 Rhapsody for Flute & Computer by Leland Smith
WEEK 14 4-14 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
4-16 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
4-18 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
WEEK 15 4-21 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
4-23 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
4-25 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
WEEK 16 4-28 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
4-30 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
5-2 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
WEEK 17 5-7 FINAL EXAM 12:30-2:30PM