Music 344-02 Course ScheduleSpring 2021
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Classical Era |
Romantic Era |
20th Century and After |
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| The Classic Era: Classical Instrumental Music, Vocal Music & Opera | ||
| M Feb 1 | Introduction: The Enlightenment—Galant & Empfindsam Styles |
Listen to NAWM 115-117 Read Ch 20, pp. 454-470; Ch 22, pp. 494-513 |
| W Feb 3 | The Early Classic Symphony |
Listen to NAWM 118-119 Read Ch 22, pp. 494-513 |
| F Feb 5 | Haydn: Symphony & String Quartet |
Listen to NAWM 121-122 Read Ch 23, pp. 514-533 |
| M Feb 8 | Mozart: Concerto & Sonata | Group II/Enc. 1—NAWM 124 Mozart, Piano Sonata in F, K. 332, I Listen to NAWM 120, 124-126 Read Ch 23, pp. 533-551 |
| W Feb 10 | Early Classic Opera: Buffa vs. Seria |
Group I/Enc. 1—NAWM 113 Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II, scene 1 Listen to NAWM 109-113 Read Ch 21, pp. 471-493 |
| F Feb 12 | Mozart & Late Classic Opera | Encounter 1 Three Paper Topics Due Listen to NAWM 127 & RESERVE Read Ch 23, pp. 546-551 |
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M Feb 15 |
Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, & Die Zauberflöte |
Group V/Enc. 1—NAWM 127a Mozart, Don Giovanni, Act I, scene 1 Listen to NAWM 127 & RESERVE Read Ch 23, pp. 546-551 |
| Beethoven: Classic or Romantic? | ||
| W Feb 17 | Beethoven: First Maturity (1792-1802) |
Group IV/Enc. 1—NAWM 129 Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”, I Listen to NAWM 129 & RESERVE Read Ch 24, pp. 552-579 |
| F Feb 19 |
Beethoven: Second Maturity (1802-1814) |
Group III/Enc. 1—NAWM 130 Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, “Eroica”, I Listen to NAWM 130 Read Ch 24, pp. 552-579 |
| M Feb 22 | Beethoven: Third Period (1815-1827) |
Encounter 2 1st Bibliography Due Group I/Enc. 2—NAWM 131a Beethoven, String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132, III. “Heiliger Dankgesang” Listen to NAWM 131 & RESERVE Read Ch 24, pp. 552-579 |
| W Feb 24 | Classicism Unit Exam | |
| F Feb 26 | Reading Day (EC Jazz Fest) | |
| The Early Romantics | ||
| M Mar 1 | Romanticism & the Lied: Schubert & the Schumanns |
Group II/Enc. 2—NAWM 132 Gretchen am Spinnrade Listen to NAWM 132-134 & RESERVE Read Ch 25, pp. 580-600 |
| W Mar 3 | Early Romantic Opera | Group IV/Enc. 2—NAWM 149 Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I, No. 7. “Una voce poco fa” Listen to NAWM 149-152 Read Ch 27, pp. 646-670 |
| F Mar 5 | Berlioz: Grand Opera & the Symphony |
Group III/Enc. 2—NAWM 146 Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, V. Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath Listen to NAWM 146, 151 Read Ch 26, pp. 631-641 |
| M Mar 8 | The Rise of the Virtuoso: The Romantic Piano |
Group V/Enc. 2—NAWM 136a & b Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9, “Eusebius” & “Florestan” Listen to NAWM 135-141 & RESERVE Read Ch 25, 600-617 |
| W Mar 10 | The German Romantics: Mendelssohn & the Schumanns |
Encounter 3 Final Paper Topic Due Group I/Enc. 3—NAWM 147 Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, I Listen to NAWM 144-145, 147-148 Read Ch 26, pp. 618-645 |
| F Mar 12 | Early Romantics Quiz | |
| Late Romanticism | ||
| M Mar 15 | Late Romantic Italian Opera: Verdi & Puccini |
Group II/Enc. 3—NAWM 155 Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Act I excerpt Listen to NAWM 154-155 & RESERVE Read Ch 28, pp. 671-676, 688-696 |
| W Mar 17 | Late Romantic Opera & Nationalism | Group III/Enc. 3—NAWM 156 Bizet, Carmen, Act I, No. 10. Seguidilla and Duet Listen to NAWM 156-159, 171 Read Ch 28, pp. 696-710 |
| F Mar 19 | Wagner: From German Romantic Opera to Music Drama | Group IV/Enc. 3—NAWM 153a Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, Prelude Listen to NAWM 153 & RESERVE Read Ch 28, pp. 676-688 |
| M Mar 22 | Late Romantic Orchestral Music: Brahms vs. Music of the Future | Encounter 4 Final Bibliography Due Group V/Enc. 3—NAWM 160 Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, IV Listen to NAWM 160, 162, 165-67, 170, 178 & RESERVE Read Ch 29, pp. 711-730; Ch 30, pp. 736-753; Ch 32, pp. 770-781 |
| W Mar 24 | Late Romantic Orchestral Music: Mahler & Postromanticism | Group I/Enc. 4—NAWM 170 Mahler, Kindertotenlieder, No. 1. “Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n Listen to NAWM 149-50 & RESERVE Read Ch 29, pp. 738-749 |
| F Mar 26 | Romanticism Unit Exam | |
| Sat Mar 27 -Sun Apr 4 |
Spring Break & Easter Recess | |
| The Early Twentieth Century | ||
| M Apr 5 | Impressionism: Debussy, Ravel & Satie |
Group II/Enc. 4—NAWM 173a Ravel, Rapsodie espagnole, I. Prélude à la nuit Listen to NAWM 172-173, 179 & RESERVE Read Ch 30, pp. 731-736; Ch 31, pp. 754-769; Ch 32, pp. 770-803 |
| W Apr 7 | Expressionism & 12-Tone: Second Vienna School |
Group III/Enc. 4—NAWM 182a Berg, Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act II, scene 2 Listen to NAWM 171, 180-183 Read Ch 33, pp. 804-822 |
| F Apr 9 | Stravinsky and The Rite of Spring | Group IV/Enc. 4—NAWM 184b Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps, Part II. Danse sacrale Listen to NAWM 184 & RESERVE Read Ch 33, pp. 822-832 |
| M Apr 12 | Stravinsky & European Neoclassicism: Hindemith & Les Six | Group V/Enc. 4—NAWM 186 Hindemith, Mathis der Maler Symphony, II. Grablegung Listen to NAWM 185, 194-196 & RESERVE Read Ch 33, pp. 822-832; Ch 35, pp. 869-880 |
| W Apr 14 | Introduction to Film Music |
Listen to RESERVE Read Ch 33, pp. 832-839; Ch 34, pp. 866-868; Ch 35, pp. 880-884 |
| F Apr 16 | Neoclassicism in Eastern Europe: Bartók, Prokofiev, & Shostakovich |
Group II/Enc. 5—Film Score Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky (1939), “The Battle on Ice” Listen to NAWM 186-187, 197-98 & RESERVE Read Ch 33, pp. 832-839; Ch 34, pp. 866-868; Ch 35, pp. 880-884 |
| M Apr 19 | Ives & the American Modernists | Group I/Enc. 6—NAWM 189 Ives, Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord), III. The Alcotts Listen to NAWM 167-168, 188-189, 200-202 & RESERVE Read Ch 30, pp. 745-753; Ch 31, pp. 756-769; Ch 33, pp. 839-847; Ch 35, pp. 887-893 |
| W Apr 21 | Aaron Copland & Music of the Americas | Encounter 5 Paper Outline Due Group III/Enc. 5—Film Score Copland, Of Mice and Men (1939), “Lennie fights back” & “The dream is over” Listen to NAWM 199, 203-204 Read Ch 34, pp. 848-866; Ch 35, pp. 884-887, 893-897 |
| F Apr 23 | Early 20th Century Quiz | |
| Postwar Crosscurrents | ||
| M Apr 26 | Blues, Jazz, Gershwin & Bernstein |
Group IV/Enc. 5—Film Score Bernstein, On the Waterfront (1954), “Pigeons and Beer” & “End Title” Listen to NAWM 190-193, 205-208 & RESERVE Read Ch 34, pp. 848-868; Ch 35, p. 893; Ch 36, pp. 898-918 |
| W Apr 28 | Tonal Traditionalism & Modernism: Messiaen, Britten & Carter |
Group II/Enc. 6—NAWM 209 Britten, Peter Grimes, Act III, scene 2. “To hell with all your mercy!” Listen to NAWM 209-210 Read Ch 37, pp. 919-928 |
| F Apr 30 | Chance vs. Serialism | Group III/Enc. 6—NAWM 215 Babbitt, Philomel, Section I Listen to NAWM 211-213, 215 & RESERVE Read Ch 37, pp. 928-941 |
| M May 3 | Early Electronic Music | Encounter 6 Peer Reviews of Final Paper 1st Draft Due Listen to NAWM 214-216 & RESERVE Read Ch 37, pp. 941-949 |
| W May 5 | The Avant-Garde: Virtuosity, Sound & Texture, Quotation & Collage |
Group V/Enc. 5—Film Score Corigliano, The Red Violin (1998), “Death of Anna” & “The Red Violin” Listen to RESERVE Read Ch 37, pp. 932-934, 940-942, 949-953 |
| F May 7 | Minimalism | Group IV/Enc. 6—NAWM 219 Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine Listen to NAWM 218-220, 223 & RESERVE Read Ch 38, pp. 971-981, 983-989 |
| M May 10 | Interactions with Non-Western Musics: Globalism & Polystylism |
Group I/Enc. 5—Film Score A.R. Rahman, Lagaan (2001), “Gilli-Danda” & “The final ball - We have won!” Listen to NAWM 217, 225-226 & RESERVE Read Ch 38, pp. 954-989; Ch 39, p. 990-1011 |
| W May 12 | Digital Synthesis & the MIDI Revolution | Final Draft of Paper Due Listen to RESERVE & RESERVE CD-ROM Read Ch 38, pp. 954-989; Ch 39, p. 990-1011 |
| F May 14 | New Directions |
Group V/Enc. 6—NAWM 229 Higdon, blue cathedral Listen to NAWM 224, 228-229 & RESERVE Read Ch 38, pp. 954-989; Ch 39, p. 990-1011 |
| Finals Week | |
| M May 17 | Music 344-02 Final Exam (10:30 am-12:30 pm) |
| W May 19 | Music 344-01 Final Exam (8:00 am-10:00 pm) |
Page created 12/17/20 by Mark Harbold—last updated 2/02/21.