Department of Music Bro. Todd Ridder, S.M., Ph.D.
University of Dayton Office: MT 107 E-Mail: ridder@udayton.edu
Fall Semester, 20000-2001 Phone: 229-3985 (Office) 285-8611(Home) www.udayton.edu/~music/faculty/ridder/
MUSIC 301
Music History & Literature I
3 Semester HoursRoom: MT 112
Class Times: MWF, 10:00-10:50 a.m.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A survey of western music history and literature from the Middle Ages through the Baroque period. Important composers, masterworks of music literature, styles. 3 credit hours. (General education, Arts & Human Experience cluster)
COURSE MATERIALS:
Grout, Donald J. & Palisca, Claude V. A History of Western Music, 5th ed. (text) New York: W.W.Norton Co., 1996.
Palisca, Claude, ed. Norton Anthology of Western Music, 3d ed. (scores). New York: W.W.Norton Co., 1996.
Palisca, Claude, ed. Concise Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, 3d ed. (CDs). New York: W.W.Norton Co./Sony Music Corp., 1996.
M.A.L.L. CD ROMs, esp. Norton Masterworks, Vol. 1 (Jacobson and Koozin) and Bach and Before (Rich).
Music 301 webpages at http://maestro.udayton.edu
other handouts, readings, recordings as assigned.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will be able to identify the basic elements common to all music, and to recognize the unique ways in which these have been treated in the following historical periods: �
The Ancient World (pre-450) and the Medieval Era, c. 450-1400/1425
Renaissance, c. 1400-1600
Baroque, 1600-1750
2. Students will experience both recorded and live performances of music from each of these eras, and they will, through listening and observation, make educated value judgments about these performances.
3. Students will recognize and be able to discuss the religious and sociopolitical influences that had an impact on the development of western music.
4. Students will recognize and be able to discuss the interaction between the western tradition and Arab and African musical traditions in the medieval and early Renaissance eras, as well as the interaction between Hispanic and native American music in the renaissance and baroque eras.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
There will be reading assignments, listening assignments, and tests as outlined in this syllabus. Exams may include objective questions, short essays, long essays and listening identification. Student use of the Maestro website is required as a review before each exam. Quizzes from one or two assigned selections from the Norton Masterworks CD-ROM will be required for each unit.
Students are required to attend and to prepare a short (at least 1.5 pages, typed, 12-point "Times" or comparable font, double spaced, 1" margins, turned in with a copy of the concert/recital program) critique of a live performance of music from one of the above periods (concert repertoire must be 60% or more from the three historical periods covered by this course); the report must include a more extensive and in-depth analysis of one of the major early-music selections on the program. Any more than three mistakes in grammar, spelling or usage will render the report unacceptable. This performance report must be received before the final class, Wednesday, 6 December.
A research paper of 5-6 pages (typed, 12-point "Times" or comparable font, double spaced, 1" margins) on a topic from the periods considered in this course will be due on Wednesday, 29 November (one week before the final class day)--a handout concerning due dates for an outline, bibliography, drafts, etc. will be distributed. Any more than three mistakes in grammar, spelling or usage will render the report unacceptable.
GRADING:
A 90 - 100 % Test #1 (Med) 15 %
B 88 - 89.9 ... % Test #2 (Ren) 20 %
C 70 - 79.9 ... % Test #3 (Bar & above) 25 %
D 60 - 69.9 ... % Maestro usage 6 %
F 0 - 59.9 ... % CD-ROMs 4 %
Performance Report 10 %
Research Paper 15 %
Att./Partic./Projects 5 %
TOTAL 100 %
There will be no make-up tests given for any reason. Students who miss a test will be assigned a topic for an eight-page term paper and will have one week to complete the paper. Any unexcused absences over four will adversely affect your attendance/participation grade.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Date Topic Reading Listening
8/23 Course Into; Music of the Ancient World pp. 1-16 CD 1: 1
8/25 Music of the Early Christian Church, I pp. 17-60 CD 1: 2-3
8/28 Music of the Early Christian Church, II " CD 1: 4-6
8/30 Medieval music to ca.1100, I pp. 60-79 CD 1: 7-9
8/31 Last day for late registration, changing grading options
9/1 Guest lecture in Marian Library (Roesch 7th fl) " CD 1: 7-9
9/4 Labor Day--no classes
9/6 Medieval music to ca.1100, II " CD 1:10
9/8 Ars Antiqua, I (Notre Dame organum) pp.79-87 CD 1: 11-13
9/11 Ars Antiqua, II (Conductus, Motet) pp.87-97 CD 1: 14
9/13 Arab & African influences: Crusades & Spain suppl. #1 suppl. mp3s
Last day to withdraw without record.
9/15 Late Medieval Ars Nova, Machaut pp. 101-111 CD 1: 15-20
9/18 Late Medieval Trecento, Landini pp. 111-117 CD 1: 21-23
9/20 Late Medieval Mannerism & Inst. Mus. pp. 117-127 suppl. mp3s
9/22 Review (if time!) suppl #2 Maestro!
9/25 EXAM I: Ancient & Medieval Music
9/27 English Polyphony & Dunstable pp. 130-137 CD 1: 24
9/29 Dufay and the Burgundians pp. 137-149 CD 1: 25-32
10/2 Music of the Renaissance, I pp. 157-180 CD 1: 32-34
10/4 Music of the Renaissance, II pp. 157-180 CD 1: 35-38
10/6 The rise of regional ("national") styles pp. 181-211 CD 1: 39-59
10/9 Columbus Day--no classes
10/10 Sch. Cant. Daytoniensis, 7:30 pm, Chant Mass: Nuestra Señora del Pilar, UD Chapel
10/11 Reformation & Counter-Reformation, I pp. 213-222 CD 2: 4-8
10/13 Reformation & Counter-Reformation, II " CD 2: 9-12
10/15 Bach’s Magnificat, 4:00 pm, Kettering SDA Church, Dayton Bach Society
10/16 Instrumental Music of the Renaissance pp. 223-246 CD 1: 60-61; CD 2: 1-3
10/16 John Dowland & Friends, 7:30 pm, Sears Recital Hall, Wind in the Wood E.M.Ensemble
10/18 Review (if time!) suppl. #3 Maestro!
10/20 EXAM II: Renaissance Music
10/23 Introduction to the Baroque Era pp. 247-284 suppl. mp3s
10/25 Early Baroque vocal music: Monteverdi pp. 284-304 CD 2: 13-21
10/27 Early Baroque vocal music: Schütz, others pp. 304-308 CD 2: 22-23
10/30 Baroque Opera & Vocal: Lully, Purcell, etc. pp. 323-358 CD 2: 25-27
11/1 Baroque instrumental music, I pp. 308-318 CD 2: 24, 28-29
11/3 Guest speaker or assigned worksheets
11/6 Baroque instrumental music, II pp. 359-385 CD 2: 30-33
11/8 Ren. & Baroque Music of Latin America suppl. #4 suppl. mp3s
last day to withdraw with record of "W"
11/10 Vivaldi & Telemann pp. 389-396 CD 2: 34-40
11/13 Rameau pp. 396-403 CD 2: 41
11/15 Bach pp. 403-423 CD 2: 42-43
11/17 Bach " CD 2: 44-48
11/20 Bach suppl. #5 suppl. mp3s
11/22 &24 Thanksgiving recess
11/27 Handel pp. 423-435 CD 2: 49-54
11/29 Handel " suppl. mp3s
all research papers due!
12/1 Pre-Classical Music ("Rococo"), I pp. 439-479 CD 3: 1-6
12/4 Pre-Classical Music ("Rococo"), II " CD 3: 7-10
12/5 Chant Vestperss: Feast of St. Nicholas, 7:30 pm, United Thl. Seminary Chapel, SCD
12/6 Review (if time) suppl. #6 Maestro
all performance reports due!
THU 12/14 EXAM III/FINAL (Baroque et al.) (noon-1:50 pm)
OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE MUSIC:
SPECIAL SERIES, GROUPS--REFERENCES:
Dayton Bach Society (UD) 937-256-BACH
www.udayton.edu/~bach-soc/
Early Music in Columbus (Capital University) 614-236-6411
www.capital.edu/earlymusic/earlymusic.html
Early Music Laboratory (University of Cincinnati, CCM) 513-475-4089
Ensemble Ouabache (Indianapolis) 317-923-7128
Jubilatores (Toledo) 419-436-4240
www.toledolink.com/~jubilatores/
Musici Anonymi, A Consort 937-848-4069
users.erinet.com/2223/musici_anonymi.htm
Quodlibet (Wright State University) 937-775-2362
www.udayton.edu/~music/faculty/ridder/quodlibet.html
Schola Cantorum Daytoniesis (UD) 937-229-3985
www.udayton.edu/~music/faculty/ridder/scd.html
UD Art Series 937-229-2787
www.udayton.edu/~music/courses/artseries.html
Wind in the Woods (Dayton) 937-429-3339
members.aol.com/windinwood/
WATCH the Concert Bulletin Board (outside MT 104) and LISTEN at the beginning of each class for announcements of Early Music performances!