HUM 204 MAJOR WORKS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AUTUMN 2008

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HUM 204 MAJOR WORKS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

HUM 204 MAJOR WORKS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

AUTUMN 2008

Course Description and Goals

The aim of the Major Works of Classical Music course is to provide the tools for a basic understanding of music, especially Western classical music. The course concentrates on the development of an attentive style of listening, the introduction and enhancing awareness of the main musical styles of selected works.

The history of music presents a close relationship with the history of art and social history. In this course, the historical progression and the movements of art history are examined in order to draw a parallel with the history of music. The influence that politics, social structure, religion and other factors had on music and other art forms will be considered. Accordingly, the elements of music, terminology, and the styles of selected works are discussed with their historical context.

The course is designed to provide the fundamental knowledge concerning the history of classical music in general, including the major periods, forms, and styles. The course is not theory intensive and can be completed by any student regardless of musical background. During classes students find the opportunity to listen to and study classical music through audio-visual recorded material. For the successful completion of the course the student must be able to listen to the musical examples and for this reason regular class attendance is required.

The course is graded by course-work submissions. In addition to the concert reports, students are expected to prepare an essay (1500 words) during the term and submit a final project (3500 words) at the end of the semester.

An academic integrity policy is applied, and students will be penalised for any submitted work that contains plagiarism.

Marking Scheme:

Attendance and Participation: 20%
Two Concert Reports (one opera performance; one instrumental concert): 20%
Mid-term Paper: 20%
Final Project: 40% (includes 10% for completion of the writing program)

Topics include:

Reformation and Counter Reformation – Bach and Handel
Emergence of secular vocal music and opera
Viennese Classicism – Haydn’s “Paris” and “London” symphonies
The Age of Enlightenment – Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni
French Revolution, Napoleonic wars – Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and Ninth (“Choral”) Symphony
July Revolution of 1830 – Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique
Romanticism/Nationalism – Schumann, Smetana
The Literature of Music – Schumann, Carnaval and Frauen Liebe und Leben
Opera as drama – Verdi, La traviata, Rigoletto, Otello
German mythology – Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen
Fin de siècle – symphonies and songs of Gustav Mahler
20^th Century Music – Adorno’s Critical Theory and Serialism

14501750 EARLY MODERN PERIOD BRYANT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS I QUESTIONS
18 MAJOR CLASSIFICATION BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MINOR CLASSIFICATION PSYCHOLOGY NEWBORN
2 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY EMPHASIS TOTAL

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