| Syllabus and Course Overview |
Music 130A - Introduction to Music Literature
Semester Work Schedule - Fall 2001
Subject to change: consult regularly for adjustments
Date |
Topic |
Reading (to be completed for date listed) |
Listening (source for in-class recitations and to study at home) |
| Week 1 Tues., Aug 21 |
Introduction [Prudential video] |
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| Thurs., Aug 23 | Musical Values [video needed] |
Read Cook: Chapter 1 (pp. v-18) | . |
Week 2 Tues. Aug. 28 |
Musical Elements Constructing "natural "expression |
Read Wright pp. 13-36; Visit POLIS site | begin Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 o r 3
Asian classical examples:From Cambodia Mani Mekhala (the Goddess of the Waters) North Indian (Hindustani) examples Morning raga: Sind Bharavi (performed by Ali Akbar Khan, sarod, phonodisc #4546, 4576) |
| Thurs., Aug. 30 | Texture | Read Wright pp. 37-64; Supplementary reading on electronic reserve, Reck: pp. 312-325 concerning heterophony. Consult the POLIS site | Continue with examples above |
| Week 3 Tues., Sep. 4 |
Classical Forms: Under the umbrella of the Sonata | Read Wright pp. 164-184 | Mozart: A Little Night Music Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni Haydn: Symphony No. 94 Haydn:Symphony No. 88 Sting: Every Breath You Take |
| Thurs., Sep. 6 | Back to Beethoven: examining the legend. Contrasting compositional goals with performer and listener response | Read Cook chapter 2: pp. 19-39; Wright pp. 185-190 | Compare Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Hammerklavier v. the Pathetique |
Week 4 Tues., Sep. 11 |
Sonata design: Integration and Cyclic relationships in Symphonic form. | Read Wright, pp. 214-229. | Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 |
Thurs., Sep. 13 return from DDBC] |
Asia Excursion, part 1 Video examples of Cambodian court music |
See electronic reserve readings | Review: Cambodia Mani Mekhala (the Goddess of the Waters) |
| (Sat. Sep. 15) | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY: Dance, The Spirit of Cambodia UA Presents brings forty musicians and dancers from Cambodia to Centennial Hall, Sat., Sep. 15 at 8 PM.Student tickets as low as $8.00. |
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| Week 5 Tues., Sep. 18 [Rosh Hashanah] |
Video: Understanding the Music of India; excepts featuring the sarod. | . | North Indian (Hindustani) examples Morning raga: Sind Bharavi (performed by Ali Akbar Khan, sarod, phonodisc #4546, 4576) |
| Thurs., Sep. 20 | Continued discussion of listening examples and Review for exam one. |
Read selections from My Music, My Life, pp. 11-26 by Ravi Shankar (on-line reserve accesible via POLIS) | . |
| Friday, Sep. 21 | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY: Ustad Al Akbar Khan, legendary master of the arod and sitar, North Indian classical music. Sep. 21 at Centennial Hall, 8:00 PM. Student tickets available at reduced price. | . | . |
| Week 6 Tues., Sep. 25 |
EXAM ONE (to help you study for this, please consult the guidelines posted online.) |
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Thurs., Sep., 27 [Yom Kippur] |
Medieval Europe: Music for Praise and Celebration |
Read Wright, pp. 65-79. |
Leoninus: Viderunt omnes Machaut: Kyrie of the Messe de Notre Dame Countess of Dia: Troubadour Song I Must Sing Hildegard of Bingen: Greenest Branch Anonymous: La Spagna |
| (Sunday, Sep. 30) | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY:Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchesta. 7:30 PM, Centennial Hall. | (We'll examine jazz in the Spring in 130B.) | . |
| Week 7 Tues., Oct. 2 |
Individual Integrity: Part Song and Word Painting |
Read Wright, pp. 80-94 |
Dufay: Craindre vous veuil Josquin: Ave Maria Palestrina: Sanctus Weelkes: As Vesta... |
| (Wed., Oct. 3) | Drummer Todd Hammes visits UA 10:00 AM presentation open to interested Mus130A students | . | . |
| Thurs., Oct. 4 | Idiomatic expression and instrumental forms (ritornello, ground bass, concerto) Continuo projects | Read Wright, pp. 95-120. |
Monteverdi: selections from Orfeo Purcell: Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas In-class performances. See guidelines for the continuo project option. |
Week 8 Tues., Oct. 9 |
Iberian Baroque Practices: Church as Concert Hall and Site of Cultural Exchange. EVENING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY: Cesaria Evora, captivating singer from Sao Vicente, Cape Verde whose music combines Portuguese Fados, Brazilian modhinas and British sea chanteys. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7:30 PM. |
Peruse on-line review of the source recordings. Original liner notes are linked to the CD titles. | Juan Garcia de Zespiedes (Mexico, 1650): Guaracha: Convidando esta
la noche Available on reserve in Music Library. YUMCD130A.11; YUMCD130A.12 |
| Thurs., Oct. 11 | The Mature Baroque: Bach and Handel Fugal procedures |
Wright, chapter 7, pp. 122-14 | Student Continuo Performances J.S. Bach: Organ Fugue in G minor; Cantata No. 140 "Wachet Auf" |
| (Sat., Oct. 13) | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove in a Tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. UA Presents at Centennial Hall | (We look at all ofthese artists in 130B.) |
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| Week 9 Tues., Oct. 16 |
W. African Excursion (emphsizing the griot tradition of praise song and music of Senegal) | Audio examples available in Music Library: YUMCD130a.10 |
. Kuyateh-Suso-Jobeteh: "Lambango" |
| Thurs., Oct. 18 | W. African Excursion selections from film "Djabote" featuring the Senegalese Master drummer, Doudou N'Diaye Rose. Special African drumming workshop in Room 232 (Mike Vercelli) |
Visit the website link for Doudou N'Diaye Rose and explore the resources there on African music and music of Sengal. | Senagalese drumming: "Doundoumba" Thiam:"Faabi" |
| Fri., Oct. 19) | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY The Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig performs Beethoven: Eroica and Brahms: Violin Concerto. 8PM Centennial Hall | . | . |
| (Sat.., Oct. 20) | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY: Youssou N'Dour, Sengal's internationally renowned singer whose hip music is inspired by traditional griot praise songs, Afro-Cuban dance music, and African mbalax. Centennial Hall, Saturday, Oct. 20, 8:00 PM. | . | . |
| Week 10 Tues., Oct. 23 |
Brazilian Excursion: Roots and Regions | Special Samba workshop in Room 232 - (Mike Vercelli) | Pixinguinha: Yao all items on CD - YUMCD130a.10 on reserve in Music Library |
Thurs., Oct. 25 [SEM Detroit] |
Exam 2 | . | . |
| Week 11 Tues. Oct. 30 |
Brazilian Classic and Modern Expressions. | listening available on CD - YUMCD130a.10 on reserve in Music Library; and on audio tape YUMA130.2. The Rodrigues selections are also available on reserve CD titled Sol Negro - #MUS130A&B | Jobim and Moraes: A Felicidade |
| Thurs., Nov. 1 | Discuss:The Musical Museum --Global Resource or Crisis of Integrity? | Read: Cook, Chapter 3 | . |
| (Fri. Nov. 2) | PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY: Hear vocal artists from four different corners of the globe (West Africa, S. India, Hungary, and the U.S.) blend traditional and new pop styles in one concert at Stimmen World Voices Festival, Centennial Hall, Friday, Nov. 2, 8:00 PM | . | . |
Week 12 Tues., Nov. 6 |
Disucssion of Stravinsky and staging Le Sacre du Printemps PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY. Virgínia Rodriques, one of Brazil's most acclaimed female singers. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 PM. |
Wright: pp. 340-345 in-class video |
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring |
| Thurs., Nov. 8 | Continue with Rite of Spring video. |
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| Nov. 9-11 | Arizona Opera Don Giovanni | . | . |
| Week 13 Tues., Nov. 13 |
Music for a New Age: Expressionism | Wright, chapter 7, pp. 122-148 |
Schoenberg: selections from Guerrelieder CD616 in Music Library |
| Thurs., Nov. 15 [CMS-Santa Fe] |
Twelve Tone Tonality Music | . | Schoenberg: selections from Pierrot Lunaire and Trio from Suite for Piano CONCERT REPORTS |
| Week 14 Tues., Nov. 20 |
Music: An Imaginary Object? | Read Cook: Chapter 4 | Last day to run in CONCERT REPORTS |
| Thurs., Nov. 22 | NO CLASS - Thanksgiving holiday | ||
Week 15 Tues., Nov. 27 |
Bring in your own examples of notation as metaphor to connect with Cooks discussion | Continue Cook, chapter four | HONORS PROJECTS DUE student performances |
| Thurs., Nov. 29 | Closing reflections on notation, metaphor and musical content. | . |
Music for Chinese qin: Guanshanyue Hua Yanjuan: The moon Mirrored in the Pool |
Week 16 Tues., Dec. 4 |
Closing reflections on notation, metaphor and musical content: da capo ornamentation; figured bass | . | Handel: TBA Harp performance |
Final Exam Thurs., Dec. 13 |
Final Exam - 11:00am-1:00pm, room 146 | ||