Syllabus

Mus3102 Core Studies III: Classic, Romantic and 20th Century Music

Richard Jean Richards

University of Minnesota, Morris

4 Semester Credits

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To explore the historical development of music from the Classic Romantic and Modern Eras (circa early 18th C. to late 20th C.). We will be looking at compositions, composers and performance practices; and observing the connections between them. This will be done through reading, analyzing scores, and listening. Active learning and critical thinking will be emphasized. Given the amount of time we have, some specialist composers that students work with in lessons may be omitted. Music history is a study of major composers and important trends in music and must invariably leave out many important but minor composers and works.

TEXTS
All texts are required. They are expensive but essential.
Grout and Palisca - A History of Western Music, 5th Ed. Norton
Palisca - Norton Anthology of Western Music, Volume 2, 3nd Ed. Norton

Records or CD's to accompany Palisca - Norton Anthology of Western Music - Volume 2
Notes summarizing Grout/Palisca will be available for each class session.

Module 1
The Enlightenment
Opera
Comic Opera
Module 2
Instrumental: Sonata, Symphony, and Concreto
Haydn - life, early symphonie
Haydn:Later Symphonies/Quartets
**Listening Quiz 439 **
Module 3
Haydn: Keyboard and Vocal
Mozart - early works
Mozart: Vienna
Module 4
Mozart : Operas
Beethoven - the three periods
Beethoven: 2nd period
Module 5
Beethoven: sonatas and concertos
**Listening Quiz 533**
***Test 1***
Romantic/Orchestral/Schubert
Module 6
Berlioz/Schumann/Liszt Orchestral
Brhms/Bruckner/Tchaikovsky Orchestral
Piano: Schubert/Mendelssohn/Schumann
Module 7
Chopin/Field/Liszt/Brahms
Romantic Chamber Music: Schubrt/Mendelssohn/Schuman /Brahms
LiedSchbrt/Schums/Brhms Choral
Module 8
French&Italian Romantic Opera
Verdi and Weber
Wagner
Module 9
1870-1900 Wolf/ Mahler/Strauss
**Listen Quiz 563**
***Test 2***
Mighty Five/Skriabyn
Module 10
Grieg/Sibelius/Elgar
NewCurrsFrance/Debssy/Satie/Ravel
20thCEuropeBartok
Module 11
Soviet Orbit
Early 20thC
Germany/LatinAmer/France
Module 12
Stravinsky
Schoenberg/Berg/Webern
After Webern
Module 13
The Pitch Continuum
**Listen Quiz 672**
***Test 3***
American 20thC
American Vernacular Music: Blues/Jazz/Country
Module 14
American Art Music
American Abstract Idioms
Third Stream/Cage/Minimalism
Module 15
Synthesis, sampling, digital audio
Final Test

EXPECTED LEVELS OF COMPETENCY
Reading/Listening quizzes are given frequently to insure that students are both reading and comprehending the text and are simultaneously listening to the compositions. Mastery of the content and clear writing about the significance of the content are expected. Critical thinking and synthesis of new concepts will be emphasized in class discussions, on quizzes and tests, and in the paper.