MUSC 328
COURSE OUTLINE |
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Week 1 Aug 29-Sep 2 | Learning Reading Explanation of CPAs Ex: p. 572 Read and underline NOTE: Read the analyses in your textbook as examples of how to write about music. Your final paper in this class will be an analysis. Part I: Romanticism The Nineteenth Century: Revolution and Change Lightning Talk Questions Beethoven changed the way we think of composers. What was the difference? How do we think of composers today? (2, 8, 16) Compare the French Revolution to a current event. (6, 10, 17) Compare the Industrial Revolution to a current event. (4, 13, 19) 3 theories on what killed Beethoven (1, 11) Why was Beethoven not as prolific as earlier composers? (5, 9) How did the French Revolution influence Beethoven? (7, 14, 18) One main point describing each of Beethoven's 3 periods (3, 12, 15)
| | Link to Course OutlineOn the top of this page, File - Send - Shortcut to desktop | | Blackboard setupLog into Blackboard here Choose "My Settings" at the topClick on the "My Tool Options" tab and check the box that says "Forward all mail messages to the e-mail address in my profile" Click on "My Settings" again Click on the "My Profile" tab, and then "Edit Profile" Fill in the E-mail address that you actually check and save. Click "Done" | | Thu Sept 1Reading: Chapter 24 pp. 568-94 CPA: Lightning Talks Using the PowerPoint template, create one slide based upon the question assigned to you. Follow this link for Lightning Talk instructions Email your PowerPoint slide to me at vjohnson@tarleton.edu by Thursday at noon | | Listening (Thurs) Playlist 24 | | Beethoven (1798): Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 (I) | p. 272 | | Beethoven (1803): Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (I) (read analysis on p. 579 - anthropomorphized themes) Nickname: Eroica Why: Meant for Napoleon Bonaparte, rededicated "Heroic Symphony" Form: Sonata Allegro Irregularities: Three dominant key secondary themes in the exposition. Horn entrance with the theme seems early before the recapitulation. Style Period: Middle
| p. 282 | | Beethoven (1826): String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (I) | p. 322 |
Beethoven's Wig 5th Symphony (Beethoven) Fur Elise (Beethoven) |
Week 2 Sept 5-9 Sept 5 Labor day | The Romantic Generation: Song and Piano Music Underline and Write in Your Book Questions: Describe a typical evening of music-making at home for a middle class family in the Romantic period. Describe a performance before and after Liszt. Are we still in the Romantic period? What if they'd had penicillin?
Listening introductions: According to the number listed to the left of the listening selection, that student will be responsible for introducing the piece. You have 2-3 minutes to give a brief background. Be sure to answer the following questions in your intro: Why is this piece important? What should we be listening for? (pardon the grammar)
Analysis Guidelines Question/Answer times dyad sessions | Beethoven's Wig Hungarian Rhapsody #2 (Liszt) The Merry Peasant (Schumann) Prelude 7, Op. 28 (Chopin) |
Week 3 Sept 12-16 | Romanticism in Classic Forms: Orchestral, Chamber and Choral Music | Beethoven's Wig Trout Quintet (Schubert) Violin Concerto #2 (Paganini) Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) |
Week 4 Sept 19-23 | Romantic Opera and Musical Theater to Midcentury 1-page Draft due Example
| | Tues Sept 20 Reading: Chapter 27 pp. 661-84 CPA: Rap song Each student will come up with a topic from your reading assignment by Thursday Thursday during class, each group will vote on one topic (see group list at the end of your Course Outline) Groups will work during class on Thursday to compose and rehearse your rap song Songs will be performed for the class on Tues., Sept 27.
Rap Song CPA Group Sheet | | Listening Playlist 27 These will be due on Tues Sept 20 | | | 10 | Rossini (1816): Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I/No. 7 | p. 583 | 11 | Bellini (1831): Norma, Act 1/Scene 4 | p. 597 | 12 | Weber (1821): Der Freischütz, Act II/Finale, Wolf’s Glen Scene | p. 662 | | Sunday Sept 25 (midnight)Draft 1 is due This is not a draft of the entire paper, but the first page which should include your introduction and the beginning of your analysis. | | | |
Beethoven's Wig La donne e mobile, from Rigoletto (Verdi) |
Week 5 Sept 26-30 | Unit 1 Exam Review Study Guide Rap song performances | | Thurs Sept 29 Unit Exam 1 Review |
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Week 6 Oct 3-7 | Opera and Musical Theater in the Later Nineteenth Century | |
Week 7 Oct 10-14 | Lightning Talk OperasLa traviata (1,2) Tristan und Isolde (3,4) The Bartered Bride (5,6) Boris Gudunov (7,8) Carmen (9,10) The Pirates of Penzance (11,12) Ring cycle (13,14) La boheme (15,16) Madama Butterfly (17,18) Turandot (19) | |
Week 8 Oct 17-21 | Critique of Draft Late Romanticism in Germany and Austria | | Tues Oct 18: Critique of draft Print the copy of your draft with mark-up turned on BEFORE making any corrections (you will need to turn that in with your final paper) Make the corrections on your draft Print the corrected copy to turn in on Oct. 18 We will critique the corrected drafts during class on Tuesday
| | Thur Oct 20 TWYMIMH: Opera Synopses Use the same opera as previously assigned, You may use the same slide or produce a new one if appropriate Write a synopsis of 250 words only. You will read the synopsis, but do not use it on your slide. Your slide should include only graphics and character names. Do not refer to acts or scenes. Do not reference non-essential information. You will have one minute to read your synopsis
| | | | Thur Oct 20 Reading: Chapter 29 pp. 724-49 | | Listening Playlist 29 | | | 17 | Brahms (1885): Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 (IV) | p. 903 | 18 | Brahms (1864): Quintet for Piano and Strings in F Minor, Op. 34 (I) | p. 937 | 19 | Strauss (1897): Don Quixote, Op. 35: Themes and Variations 1-2 | p. 963 | 1 | Mahler (1901): Kindertotenlieder, No. 1 | p. 978 | | | | | | |
Beethoven's Wig In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg) Hungarian Dance #5 (Brahms) Humoresque #7 (Dvorak) |
Week 9 Oct 24-28 | Diverging Traditions in the Later Nineteenth Century | Beethoven's Wig 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) |
Week 10 Oct 31-Nov 4 | Unit 2 Exam Study Guide Extra credit if I see you in costume on Monday!! | | Tues Nov 1 CPA: Group Review Each group will have 15 minutes to present a review session to the class in game form. | | Thurs Nov 3 Unit Exam 2 | | |
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Week 11 Nov 7-11 | Part II: Twentieth-Century Music The Early Twentieth CenturyLightning Talk Questions What was different about composers? (2, 8, 16) What was different about compositional techniques? (6, 10, 17)
What was different about art? (4, 13, 19)What was different about technology? (1, 11) What was different about politics? (5, 9) What was different about audiences? (7, 14, 18) What was different about performances? (3, 12, 15) Analysis due | Don't forget to submit through Turnitin before submitting through Blackboard. See the Analysis Paper link for instructions |
| | Tues Nov 8 Reading: Chapter 31 pp. 772-809 CPA: Lightning Talks | | | | | | Thurs Nov 10 Analysis due submit through Turnitin by noon Nov. 10 (instructions here) submit in Blackboard under Assignment tab by noon Nov. 10 Name your file yourname_Analysis.docx before submitting bring a hard copy to class
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Week 12 Nov 14-18 | Modernism and the Classical Tradition Rap Song Info Note: students in class on Thursday counted off 1 through 6 for new groups to write the rap song. Those who were not there will be assigned to the following groups: Group 2: Eric Group 3: Jake Group 4: Jason Group 5: Jay, Jonathan M. Rap songs will be based on the following composers: Group 1: Arnold Schoenberg Group 2: Alban Berg Group 3: Anton Webern Group 4: Igor Stravinsky Group 5: Bela Bartok Group 6: Charles Ives Matrix calculator | |
Week 13 Nov 21-25 | Between the World Wars: The Classical Tradition | No class on Thursday Happy Thanksgiving! |
Week 14 Nov 28-Dec 2 | Postwar Crosscurrents How this country's politics affected its music in the 20th Century: (leaders, political systems, wars, laws) Britain (3, 12, 15) Canada (7, 14, 18) France (5, 9) Germany( 4, 13, 19) Poland (1, 11) Russia (Soviet Union) (6, 10, 17) United States (2, 8, 16) | |
Week 15 Dec 5-7 (last class day) | Music Since 1970 Exam #3 will be given during the Final Exam period: Thursday, Dec. 15 11:30am-12:30pm Study Guide Those who wish to take a final exam to replace one of their exam grades may take it following Exam 3. The final exam is optional. It is also comprehensive. (70 questions and 20 listening identifications from Chapters 24-36) | | Tues Dec 6 Reading: Chapter 36, pp. 957-86 | | | | | | | | | Tue Dec 6 CPA: Group Review for Unit 3 ExamEach group will have 15 minutes to present a review session to the class in game form. Choose a different game from last time. | |
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Lightning Talks Based on the question(s) or assignment in your Course Outline, create one PowerPoint slide. The template is linked here. The slide is not to be read, but to serve as a visual addition to your presentation. You may use bullets for main points. Email the completed slide to me by the deadline listed in your Course Outline Be prepared to talk about your question or assignment for 2-3 minutes using your slide. You will be timed and cut off at 3 minutes, so practice your timing.
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | | | | | | | | 14. PJ | | | 7. Kaitlin | 5. Jay | | 1. Jonathan M | 2. Jacob | 12. Michael | 3. Mary | 13. Brian | | 6. Destin | 8. Fredy | 9. Jason | 10. Jonathan C | 11. Elyssa | | 15. Marcus | 16. Corey | 17. Jake | 18. Tyler | 19. Eric |
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