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Music 307: Western Music of the Classical and Romantic Eras<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0The content of this course is now incorporated into the Senior Seminar (MU 491). This is a syllabus from a past semester when MU 307 was offered.<\/em><\/p>\n

Instructor: Prof. David Schulenberg (dschulen@wagner.edu)
\nOffice hours: Wednesdays, 2\u20132:50, and Thursdays, 10:15\u201311:15, Campus Hall, Rm. 110
\nMeetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:20\u201312:50 p.m., Campus Hall, Rm. 104<\/p>\n

This course, intended for music majors, explores European art music from the mid-eighteenth through the nineteenth centuries, including the styles known today as the Classical and the Romantic. It includes the symphonies of Beethoven, the operas of Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner, and the piano music of Chopin. We will focus on principal stylistic developments in the genres of opera, orchestral music, and chamber music, considering how developments in musical form and style reflected the changing expressive aspirations of composers, the performance practices of musicians, and the listening habits of audiences.<\/p>\n

Work for the course.<\/strong>\u00a0The most important work for this course is\u00a0listening<\/em>. Listening assignments (listed below) must be completed prior to each class. Recordings will be placed online where possible, but some will be accessible only on CDs on reserve in Horrmann Library.<\/p>\n

It is important to listen to each assigned work several times. Please listen both with and without the score. At first you may have difficulty following the scores of these works, so get in the habit of marking important melodies, motives, and other points of reference in your copy of the music. If there is a verbal text (as in opera and song), please read the text in translation before listening, then follow the words in the original language whenever you listen, with or without the score.<\/p>\n

Reading assignments<\/em>\u00a0provide background to the listening assignments; they also raise questions for class discussion. You will be expected to come to each class having done both the assigned reading and the assigned listening, and you should prepared to answer questions and engage in discussion of the assigned works.<\/p>\n

Worksheets<\/em>\u00a0are lists of questions that are meant to guide you in your reading and listening. In most cases, the worksheet for each class will be handed out during our preceding meeting. The questions range from straightforward factual items to interpretive issues. Some worksheets will be collected and graded, and sometimes individual class members will be asked ahead of time to prepare short presentations based on one or more questions from a given worksheet. But in any case you will find it useful to fill out each worksheet before you come to class. If you do this consistently, you will find that worksheets valuable at the end of the semester for organizing your studying and summarizing what you have learned.<\/p>\n

Written assignments<\/em>\u00a0include a midterm and a final examination. There will also be two short papers and one somewhat longer research paper. The latter will include an annotated bibliography and properly formatted footnotes. As noted above, some worksheets will be collected as well.<\/p>\n

Portfolio.<\/em>\u00a0This is a collection of papers and other work that you assemble over the course of your studies as a Wagner music major. If you have not already begun to create a portfolio, you will do so as part of your work for Music 307. All music majors will submit a copy of their present portfolio at the end of the semester, evaluated as part of your course participation grade.<\/p>\n

Grades and attendance.<\/strong>\u00a0Class attendance and participation constitute 20% of the final grade, with deductions taken for unexcused absences or lateness to class. The two short papers each constitute 10%, and the two exams and the longer paper each constitute 20%. Attendance is mandatory; unexcused absences and late work will result in a reduction in grade unless alternative arrangements are made ahead of time. Because of the impracticality of creating and administering make-up tests in music, students who are excused from an exam will normally be assigned additional written work. Your concert fee for this course pays for tickets and transportation to several concerts in the New York City area; attendance at these concerts is mandatory and will be factored into your grade.<\/p>\n

Textbooks.<\/strong>\u00a0There are three required textbooks: Reinhard G. Pauly,\u00a0Music in the Classic Period<\/em>, fourth edition (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2000); Leon Plantinga,\u00a0Romantic Music: A History of Musical Style in Nineteenth-Century Europe<\/em>\u00a0(New York: Norton, 1984); and Leon Plantinga,\u00a0Anthology of Romantic Music<\/em>\u00a0(New York: Norton, 1984).<\/p>\n

The following music dictionary is recommended for purchase:\u00a0The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians<\/em>, ed. Don M. Randel (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1999).\u00a0For more detailed research you will use\u00a0The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians<\/em>, ed. Stanley Sadie, 29 vols. (London: Macmillan, 2001); online version at http:\/\/www.wagner.edu\/library\/electres.html (click on \u201cGrove Music Online\u201d)<\/p>\n

The course calendar<\/strong>\u00a0below lists assignments and topics. Please do the assigned reading and listening assignments\u00a0prior<\/em>\u00a0to the beginning of each class. Except where otherwise noted, recordings and scores are on reserve at the circulation desk. In the case of works for which the anthology contains the score only for selected movements from a work, you are responsible for those movements only. For works not in the anthology, you will be told in class or on a worksheet which movements to study.<\/p>\n

Class\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Topic and assignment<\/span><\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08\/28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Introduction; Hasse,\u00a0Cleofide
\n<\/em>2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08\/30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.P.E. Bach, Concerto in D Minor, W. 23.\u00a0Read:\u00a0Pauly, pp. 1\u201319, 23\u201331
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Haydn, Symphony in F-sharp Minor, \u201cFarewell,\u201d Hob. I: 45.
\nRead:\u00a0Pauly, pp. \u00a036\u201345, 54\u201358, 59\u201367, 78\u201390, 101\u20138
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u2014, Symphony in G, \u201cSurprise,\u201d Hob. I: 94
\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u2014, String Quartet in C, op. 74, no. 1.\u00a0Read:\u00a0Pauly, pp. 158\u201366
\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/13
\n7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mozart, Piano Concerto in C, K. 467.\u00a0Read:\u00a0Pauly, pp. 90\u201399, 142\u201357.
\nFirst paper due
\n<\/strong><\/em>8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u2014,\u00a0Don Giovanni<\/em>.
\nRead:\u00a0Pauly, pp. 191\u20132, 203\u201310; and the libretto for the assigned selections
\nOverture
\nAct I, Introduzione: \u201cNotte e giorno\u201d
\n\u2014\u2014, scene 5: Aria (Elvira), \u201cAh chi mi dice mai\u201d
\n\u2014\u2014, scene 9: Duettino (Zerlina, Don Giovanni): \u201cL\u00e0 ci darem la mano\u201d
\nAct II, scene 7: Recitativo e Sestetto: \u201cSola in bujo loco\u201d
\nAct II, scene 11: Recitativo e Duetto (Don Giovanni, Leporello):
\n\u201cO statua gentilissima\u201d
\nAct II, Finale:
\nscenes 13\u201314 (beginning), \u201cGi\u00e0 la mensa \u00e8 preparata\u201d
\nscenes 14 (end)\u201315: \u201cAh Signor per carit\u00e0”
\n9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/25
\n10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09\/27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Beethoven, Piano Sonata in D Minor, op. 31\/2 (score in Anthology, p. 1).
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, chap. 1 (pp. 1\u201322)
\n11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u2014, Symphony no. 3 in E-flat,\u00a0Eroica\u00a0<\/em>(score of 1st mvt. in Anthology, p. 7).
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, chap. 2 (pp. 23\u201349)
\n12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/3
\n[10\/9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fall break: no class]
\n13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/11\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u2014, String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131 (score in Anthology, p.
\n50).
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, chap. 3 (pp. 50\u201378)
\n14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/16
\n15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/18\u00a0\u00a0Schubert, Die sch\u00f6ne M\u00fcllerin, D. 795.\u00a0Read:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 103\u20138, 117\u201326.\u00a016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/23\u00a0\u00a0Second paper due
\n17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/25\u00a0\u00a0Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64.
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 220, 247\u201354
\n18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/30\u00a0\u00a0Midterm exam
\n19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Schumann,\u00a0Dichterliebe<\/em>.\u00a0Read:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 221\u201346
\n20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011\/6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chopin, Ballade in G minor, op. 23 (score in Anthology, p. 197).
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 173\u2013203
\n21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011\/8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Berlioz,\u00a0Symphonie fantastique<\/em>, op. 14.\u00a0Read:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 203\u201319.
\nTopic and bibliography for third paper due.
\n<\/strong>22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011\/13\u00a0\u00a0Rossini,\u00a0Il barbiere di Siviglia<\/em>\u00a0(piano-vocal score of the quintet from Act 2 in
\nAnthology, p. 130).
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 127\u201337
\n[11\/22\u00a0Thanksgiving]
\n25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011\/27\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u2014,\u00a0Tristan und Isolde<\/em>, prelude and\u00a0Liebestod
\n<\/em>26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011\/29\u00a0\u00a0Musorgsky,\u00a0Boris Gudonov<\/em>, original version of 1869 (piano-vocal score of
\nthe end of Act 2 in Anthology, p. 389).
\nRead:\u00a0Plantinga, pp. 341\u20133, 362\u201379.
\nElectronic version of corrected third paper due as part of portfolio.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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