MH 248 Syllabus

MH 248: Music Historiography II

Spring 2005

Dr. Eric Hung

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SYLLABUS

This syllabus is subject to change.

Class Meetings	Section 1—MW 1:00-2:30pm (L1) Section 2—MW 2:45-4:15pm (L1)
E-mail	ehung@rider.edu
Phone	(609) 921-7100 x8248
Office Hours	MWF 9:10-10:10am, W 4:30-5:30pm, or by appointment

Goals

1. Through reading the textbook, studying the scores in the anthology, listening to the recorded anthology and lectures, students in this course should gain a working knowledge of the history of Western Art Music from the mid-18^th century to the present. At the end of the course, student should know basic information about the Classical period, the Romantic period and the 20^th Century (e.g., major genres, major composers, major issues affecting the world of Western Art Music). Also, when they look at a score or listen to a recording of an unknown piece from the Western Art Music tradition after ca. 1750, they should be able to gather basic information about the piece (e.g., the approximate date of composition and the genre).

2. Through the world music project, lectures on West African music and presentations, students in this course should gain a solid understanding of one musical tradition outside Western Art Music, and some familiarity with several other musical traditions. At the end of the course, students should be familiar with some basic terms in world music (e.g., idiophone, chordophone, heterophony), be able to identify general characteristics of traditional musics in several parts of the world, and be able to discuss the sonic characteristics and the social functions of the one musical tradition upon which they focused.

3. Students in this course should gain in-depth knowledge of these four works:

a. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

b. Act 3 from Verdi’s Aida

c. Act 3 and Epilogue from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet

d. The Beatles’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

4. Through lectures and the two small projects, students in this course should gain some familiarity with three major issues in musicology:

a. Reception Studies

b. Gender Studies

c. Orientalism

Texts
We will continue using the Mark Evan Bonds’s A History of Music in Western Culture. Please buy the second volume of the anthology from the bookstore. Please bring the anthology to all class sessions.

Workload
The national standard for academic university courses is this: to earn an “adequate” grade (C), the average student needs to spend three hours each week for each hour of credit. Since this is a three-credit course, the average student would need to spend nine hours a week (three in class and six outside class) on this course to earn a C. If you are an average student and want to earn an A or B, you might very well need to work more than nine hours a week. If you are spending nine or more hours a week on this course, but are not earning appropriate grades, please talk to me. We can devise study techniques that might help you achieve better results.

Assignments
There are ten assignments/tests in this course. Each is worth 10% of the final grade. The lowest grade will be dropped.

	February 9	Test #1
	February 16	Part 1 of World Music Project Due (750-word "textbook" section)
	March 7	Test #2
	March 23	Reception Project Due (750-word paper)
	April 4	Part 2 of World Music Project Due (750-word video review)
	April 11	Test #3
	April 13-May 2	World Music Project Presentation
	April 25	Romantic Opera Project Due (750-word paper)
	May 2	Part 3 of World Music Project Due (750-word book review)
	Finals Week	Test #4

Class participation and 5-minute quizzes are worth 10% of the final grade. This grade cannot be dropped.

E-mail and Blackboard Requirement
Blackboard is an important component of the course. Lecture notes, discussion questions, review sheets and student presentations will be posted there. Since Blackboard and e-mail are the only ways for me to contact you outside class, all students are required to check the announcement page on Blackboard and their Rider e-mail account each weekend.

Disability
If you need accommodations because of a disability, please talk to me as soon as possible. I need at least one week’s notice for test accommodations.

Academic Honesty
All students must abide by the “Code of Academic Conduct.” This code is available in the “Academic Guidelines” section of The Source (available from http://www.rider.edu/portalcurrent/currmain.htm). Failure to abide by this code will result in severe penalties. Common infractions of the “Code of Academic Conduct” include:

failure to provide citations for quotations, statistics, and other "uncommon" information and ideas;
failure to acknowledge editing help from a friend, tutor, writing center, etc.; and
handing in the same assignment for two classes without both instructors' approval.

Incompletes
Incompletes will be granted only in extreme situations, such as serious illness and severe family emergency.

Course Schedule
PART I: The World Music Project and The Classical Period
In-Depth Composition: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9

Wed., Jan. 12	Video: Exploring the World of Music
Mon., Jan. 17	Video: Exploring the World of Music
Wed., Jan. 19	Part 1: Initial World Music Group Meeting Part 2: West Africa I—General Characteristics
Mon., Jan. 24	Part 1: The Classical Period I—The Art of the Natural Part 2: West Africa II—Traditional Ewe Drumming
Wed., Jan. 26	Ensemble Day—No Class
Mon., Jan. 31	Part 1: The Classical Period II—Instrumental Music in the Classical Era Quiz on Bonds, pp. 276-301 and Anthology, #102-106 Part 2: West Africa III—Mande Kora Music
Wed., Feb. 2	Part 1: The Classical Period III—Vocal Music in the Classical Era Quiz on Bonds, pp. 302-325 and Anthology, #107-111 Part 2: West Africa IV—Jùjú
Mon., Feb. 7	Part 1: The Classical Period IV—More Vocal Music/Practice Test Quiz on Bonds, pp. 326-347 and Anthology, #112-117 Part 2: West Africa V—Fela Kuti
Wed., Feb. 9	Test on The Classical Period and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Section 1: Listening—Works from the Anthology (15 points) Section 2: Listening—Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (10 points) Section 3: Short Answer—Terms/Names/Questions on Lectures (40 points) Section 4: Essay #1—On one of the Primary Documents (15 points) Section 5: Esaay #2—One of the Discussion Questions on p. 345 (20 points)

PART II: Reception Studies and Western Art Music of the 19^th Century
In-Depth Composition: Giuseppe Verdi, Act 3 from Aida

Mon., Feb. 14	Part 1: The 19^th Century I—The Age of the Tone Poet Part 2: Introduction to the Reception Studies Project
Wed., Feb. 16	Part 1: The 19^th Century II—Orchestral Music, 1800-1850 Quiz on Bonds, pp. 348-373 Part 2: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony I—Genesis & Interpretive Attempt DUE: WORLD MUSIC PROJECT—PART I
Mon., Feb. 21	Part 1: The 19^th Century III—Piano Music, Chamber Music, Song Quiz on Bonds, pp. 374-395 and Anthology, #118-121 Part 2: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony II—Early Reception
Wed., Feb. 23	Part 1: The 19^th Century IV—Dramatic and Sacred Music Quiz on Bonds, pp. 396-419 and Anthology, #122, 125, 127-129, 132-133 Part 2: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony III—Wagner
Mon., Feb. 28	Part 1: The 19^th Century V—Orchestral Music, 1850-1900 Quiz on Bonds, pp. 420-447 and Anthology, #137-142 Part 2: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony IV— Fascism and Freedom
Wed., Mar. 2	Part 1: The 19^th Century VI—The Turn of the 20^th Century Quiz on Bonds, pp. 448-471 and Anthology, #143-147 Part 2: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony V—A Clockwork Orange and Beyond
Mon., Mar. 7	Test on the 19th Century and Act 3 of Verdi's Aida Section 1: Listening—Works from the Anthology (24 points) Section 2: Listening—From Act 3 of Verdi's Aida (10 points) Section 3: Short Answer—Terms/Names/Questions on Lectures (36 points) Section 4: Essay #1—On one of the Primary Documents (15 points) Section 5: Esaay #2—One of the Discussion Questions on p. 466 (15 points)

PART III: Opera Studies and Western (Art) Music Since 1900
In-Depth Compositions: Sergei Prokofiev, Act 3 & Epilogue from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, and The Beatles's Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Wed., Mar. 9	Part 1: The 20^th Century I—The Search for New Sounds, 1890-1945 Quiz on Bonds, pp. 472-497 Part 2: Introduction to the Opera Studies Project
Mon., Mar. 14	Spring Break—No Class
Wed., Mar. 16	Spring Break—No Class
Mon., Mar. 21	Part 1: The 20^th Century II—Beyond Tonality Quiz on Bonds, pp. 498-527 and Anthology, #148, 152, 155-160 Part 2: Verdi’s Aida—Gender Roles in Romantic Opera I
Wed., Mar. 23	Part 1: The 20^th Century III—The Tonal Tradition Quiz on Bonds, pp. 528-547 and Anthology, #161-165 Part 2: Verdi’s Aida—Gender Roles in Romantic Opera II DUE: RECEPTION STUDIES PROJECT
Mon., Mar. 28	Ensemble Week—No Class
Wed., Mar. 30	Ensemble Week—No Class
Mon., Apr. 4	Part 1: The 20^th Century IV—New Currents After 1945 Quiz on Bonds, pp. 548-565 and Anthology, #166-175 Part 2: Verdi’s Aida—Orientalism and Romantic Opera I DUE: WORLD MUSIC PROJECT—PART II
Wed., Apr. 6	Part 1: The 20^th Century V—"Multicultural" Music Quiz on Bonds, pp. 566-602 and Anthology, #176-184 Part 2: Verdi’s Aida—Orientalism and Romantic Opera II
Mon., Apr. 11	Test on the 20th Century, Prokofiev and The Beatles Five Sections Section 1: Listening—Works from the Anthology (24 points) Section 2: Listening—From Prokofiev and The Beatles (10 points) Section 3: Short Answer—Terms/Names/Questions on Lectures (36 points) Section 4: Essay #1—On one of the Primary Documents (15 points) Section 5: Esaay #2—One of the Discussion Questions on p. 591 (15 points)

PART IV: World Music Presentations

Wed., Apr. 13	Presentations
Mon., Apr. 18	Presentations DUE: OPERA STUDIES PROJECT
Wed., Apr. 20	Presentations
Mon., Apr. 25	Presentations
Wed., Apr. 27	Presentations
Mon., May 2	Presentations DUE: WORLD MUSIC PROJECT—PART III
Finals	Cumulative Test Three Sections Section 1: Listening—Mystery Pieces: Western Art Music from the Classical Period to the Present (30 points) Section 2: Listening—From World Music Projects (30 points) Section 3: Short Answer—Terms/Names/Questions on World Music Projects (40 points)

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