Music 343 Course Schedule

Fall 2002

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Unit I
Antiquity & Middle Ages
Unit II
Renaissance Music
Unit III
Baroque Music
Ancient Music—
Introduction/Oral & Written Traditions
Music at Court—
The Burgundians
Transitions to Baroque—
Venice, Florence, & Mantua
Hildegard of Bingen &
Music of the Church
Josquin Despres—
Transition to High Renaissance
Dance Music—
Baroque Suite & Sonata
Paris—
New Traditions for a New Cathedral
Reformation &
Counter-Reformation
Music for the Theatre—
Italy, England, & France
Love Songs in the Middle Ages
The Madrigal
Johann Sebastian Bach
Finals Week


Unit I—Antiquity & Middle Ages

Ancient Music—
Introduction/Oral & Written Traditions
M Aug 26 Introduction & Listening Skills Read Preface to Third Edition, p xv-xvi;
Prelude, p 2-4
W Aug 28 Music from Antiquity Listen to NAWM 1-2
Read Ch 1, 5-19

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Medieval Music i
Hildegard of Bingen & Music of the Church
F Aug 30 Gregorian Chant &
Medieval Music Theory
Listen to NAWM 3
Read Ch 2, 20-28;
Ch 3, 29-36;
Ch 5, 57-61
M Sept 2 Labor Day
W Sept 4 Roman Liturgy—The Mass Listen to NAWM 3, 5
Read Ch 4, 37-49;
Appendix, 661-62
F Sept 6 Music at St. Rupertsberg Abbey &
Roman Liturgy—Other Services
Listen to NAWM 4, 6-7, RESERVE
Read Ch 2, 22;
Ch 4, 37-39, 49-52;
Ch 7, 91-93

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Medieval Music ij
Paris: New Traditions for a New Cathedral
M Sept 9 Early Polyphony Encounter 1 Due
Listen to NAWM 13-15
Read Ch 5, 53-57, 64-71
W Sept 11 Notre Dame School & Motet Listen to NAWM 15-17
Read Ch 6, 72-82
F Sept 13 Library Orientation to Musicological Research Materials Library, Instructional Center, Main Level
M Sept 16 The Medieval Motet Quiz No. 1—Antiquity & Chant
Listen to NAWM 15, 18, RESERVE
Read Ch 6, 82-90
W Sept 18 The Ars Nova Encounter 2 & Paper Topics Due
Listen to NAWM 19
Read Ch 8, 104-11
F Sept 20 Guillaume de Machaut—
Messe de Nostre Dame
Listen to NAWM 21, RESERVE
Read Ch 8, 111-17

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Medieval Music iij
Love Songs in the Middle Ages
M Sept 23 Medieval Monophony—
Troubadours & Trouvères
Quiz No. 2—Polyphony to 1300
Listen to NAWM 8-12, RESERVE
Read Ch 5, 61-64;
Ch 7, 93-103;
Ch 8, 124-25
W Sept 25 Machaut & the Late 14th Century Mannerists Listen to NAWM 20, 24
Read Ch 8, 115-17, 120-21, 123-24
F Sept 27 Video Presentation
M Sept 30 Italian Trecento—
Francesco Landini
Encounter 3 Due
Listen to NAWM 22-23
Read Ch 8, 117-20, 125-26
W Oct 2 The Burgundian Court &
La contenance angloise
Listen to NAWM 25-26, 28
Read Ch 8, 121-23;
Ch 9, 127-30, 139-42
F Oct 4 Exam on Unit I (see essay) (Chapters 1-8)

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Unit II—Renaissance Music

Renaissance I—
Music at Court: The Burgundians
W Oct 2 The Burgundian Court &
La contenance angloise
Listen to NAWM 25-26, 28
Read Ch 8, 121-23;
Ch 9, 127-30, 139-42
F Oct 4 Exam on Unit I (see essay) (Chapters 1-8)
M Oct 7 Fall Recess
W Oct 9 Guillaume Du Fay Listen to NAWM 29b, RESERVE
Read Ch 9, 130-38
F Oct 11 The Burgundian Chanson—
Du Fay & Binchois
Listen to NAWM 27, 29a, 30
Read Ch 9, 131-32, 142-48

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Renaissance II—
Josquin Despres: Transition to High Renaissance
M Oct 14 Influences on Josquin—Masses Encounter 4, Final Paper Topic, & Preliminary Bibliography Due
Listen to NAWM 31-32, RESERVE
Read Ch 10, 149-62, 162-63
W Oct 16 Josquin’s Career—Motets Listen to NAWM 33, RESERVE
Read Ch 10, 164-65
F Oct 18 Josquin’s Chansons & His Legacy Quiz No. 3—The Burgundians
Listen to NAWM 41-42, 45, RESERVE
Read Ch 10, 162, 165-71;
Ch 11, 183-86

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Renaissance III—
Reformation & Counter-Reformation
M Oct 21 The Reformation in
Germany & England
Listen to NAWM 34, 50
Read Ch 10, 165-66;
Ch 11, 189-90;
Ch 12, 193-201
W Oct 23 Palestrina & the
Counter-Reformation
Encounter 5 Due
Listen to NAWM 47
Read Ch 12, 202-06
F Oct 25 Other Counter-Reformation Composers Listen to NAWM 48-49
Read Ch 12, 206-11

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Renaissance IV—
The Madrigal
M Oct 28 Early & “Classic”
Italian Madrigals
Quiz No. 4—Josquin & Reformation
Listen to NAWM 35-38
Read Ch 11, 172-78
W Oct 30 The Late 16th Century Madrigal in Italy & England Listen to NAWM 39-40, 43-44
Read Ch 11, 178-83, 186-88, 191-92
F Nov 1 Concerto delle donne,
Monteverdi & Solo Madrigals
Encounter 6, Final Bibliography,
& Paper Outline Due
Listen to NAWM 51, 53
Read Ch 11, 177-83;
Ch 15, 235-36, 247-48
M Nov 4 The Venetian Polychoral Tradition Listen to NAWM 37-38, 58-60
Read Ch 10, 167-69; Ch 13, 212-25;
Ch 14, 226-34
W Nov 6 Exam on Unit II (see essay) (Chapters 9-12, excerpts from 8 & 15)

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Unit III—Baroque Music

Baroque I—
Transitions to Baroque: Venice, Florence, Mantua
M Nov 4 The Venetian Polychoral Tradition Listen to NAWM 37-38, 58-60
Read Ch 10, 167-69;
Ch 13, 212-25;
Ch 14, 226-34
W Nov 6 Exam on Unit II (see essay) (Chapters 9-12, excerpts from 8 & 15)
F Nov 8 Florentine Camerata, Recitative Style & Early Opera Listen to NAWM 51-52, 54, 61
Read Ch 15, 235-43, 248-50, 260-62
M Nov 11 Monteverdi in Mantua & Venice Listen to NAWM 53-55, RESERVE
Read Ch 15, 243-50
W Nov 13 Heinrich Schütz & Venice Encounter 7 Due
Listen to NAWM 62
Read Ch 15, 262-66, 268-69

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Baroque II—
Dance Music: Baroque Suite & Sonata
F Nov 15 The Ascendance of Dance Music—
Dance Suites
Listen to NAWM 45-46, 63-64, 67
Read Ch 13, 218-23;
Ch 16, 270-75
M Nov 18 French Keyboard Music Quiz No. 5—Transitions to Baroque
Listen to NAWM 63, 73
Read Ch 16, 275, 280-83;
Ch 17, 307
W Nov 20 Corelli and the Sonata Listen to NAWM 74-75
Read Ch 13, 218-21;
Ch 16, 270-71, 284-98

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Baroque III—
Music for the Theatre: Italy, England, & France
F Nov 22 Proliferation of Opera in
Italy & England
Encounter 8 Due
Listen to NAWM 56-57, 66, 69-70
Read Ch 15, 250-55, 258-59;
Ch 16, 294-95
M Nov 25 Proliferation of Opera in France—
Tragédie lyrique
First Draft of Paper Due
Listen to NAWM 67-68, 78
Read Ch 15, 256-58;
Ch 17, 305-08
W Nov 27 English Opera & Oratorio—
Handel
Quiz No. 6—Dance Music
Listen to NAWM 83-84
Read Ch 17, 319-26
Th Nov 28 Thanksgiving Break

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Baroque IV—
Johann Sebastian Bach
M Dec 2 The North German Organ School & the Fugue Listen to NAWM 65, 71-72, 79-80
Read Ch 13, 218-23;
Ch 16, 270-72, 274-80;
Ch 17, 308-12, 315-18
W Dec 4 The Baroque Concerto Revised Draft of Paper Due
Listen to NAWM 76-77, RESERVE
Read Ch 16, 293;
Ch 17, 299-302, 318-19
F Dec 6 Sacred Vocal Music—
Cantata, Passion & Mass
Encounter 9 Due
Listen to NAWM 81-82
Read Ch 15, 262-64, 267-69;
Ch 17, 312-15-325-26

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Finals Week
M Dec 9 Final Draft of Paper Due
(4:00 pm)
W Dec 11 Music 343-01 Final Exam
(8:00-10:00 am) (see essay)
(Chapters 13-17, excerpts from 10)
F Dec 13 Music 343-02 Final Exam
(10:30 am-12:30 pm) (see essay)
(Chapters 13-17, excerpts from 10)

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