50:700:202: INTRODUCTION
TO MUSIC
Spring 2007 Dr. Julianne
Baird
http://juliannebaird.camden.rutgers.edu/
Tuesday
/ Thursday 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
Fine Arts Building Room 215
Email: jbaird@camden.rutgers.edu
Office hours: Tuesday/Thursday 9:45 am to 10:45 am
TEXT and CDs:
OBJECTIVES: The
primary goal of this course will be to give the student an understanding
of the development of Western Music from the Middle Ages to the late
twentieth century. Understanding the major trends in Western music
as well as its function in society, and examination of the parallels
with other fine arts is a further goal.
The focus of the
course will be the study of musical literature. Major works from all
instrumental and vocal genres will be studied from historical, theoretical,
and social perspectives. The course will place a high degree of emphasis
on listening, and there will be one comprehensive listening examination
(100 points) as a part of the final exam
GRADING:
A |
= |
100% |
- |
92% |
B+ |
= |
91% |
- |
88% |
B |
= |
87% |
- |
82% |
C+ |
= |
81% |
- |
78% |
C |
= |
77% |
- |
70% |
D |
= |
69% |
- |
60% |
F |
= |
59% |
- |
0% |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Class Attendance
Regular class attendance
is mandatory. Only ONE missed
class is allowed. Further absences lower your letter grade by one increment,
for example (B+ to B) for EACH missed
class.
2. Exams
- There will be
two TAKE HOME tests –“Elements of Music” (100
points) an additional TAKE HOME TEST “Medieval and Renaissance” (100
points)
- IN CLASS TEST
on Baroque (100 points).
- The final exam
will consist of Classical and Romantic ERAS plus questions drawn
from the rest of the semester’s work (elements of music, Med,
Ren and Baroque.) (200 points) PLUS THE LISTENING EXAM (100 points)
- At least one
(possibly two) in-class multiple-choice quizzes covering
material presented in the films will be given. (20-40 points)
The listening
test will be given as part of the Final: (100 points of
the 300 total which comprise the final exam) The student must identify
the Name of the Piece, the Name of the Composer and the Genre of
the piece. All pieces are from the CDs accompanying the text.
Play these CDs on while you are studying and become as familiar with
them as you can. (See Listening Exam Information).
- TOTAL POINTS
POSSIBLE: 740-760
Extra Credit Option
If the student desires
to bring up his/her grade, ONE INCREMENT (eg. C+ to C) s/he
may do so by attending two classical music concerts * and
by submitting WELL WRITTEN two-page "Musical Reviews" which
reflects Cliff Leaman's rules and procedures in HOW
TO WRITE A MUSICAL REVIEW. TWO accepted and well written Musical
Reviews can result in a raise in the Final grade for the class.
You may
choose any of the FREE Wednesday Concerts on the Camden Campus
Location: Mallery Room: Time 12 noon-1:00
TENTATIVE
COURSE SCHEDULE
Tuesday,
Jan 16 |
Class
Introductions: Syllabus
Read Pages 1-59 for 1/18 Professor Arnarson
To print the Take Home tests, click the icon of your choice or
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Thursday,
Jan 18 |
Continuation—Elements
of Music Professor Arnarson
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Tuesday,
Jan 23 |
Read pages 60-91, Middle Ages Gregorian Chant, Hildegard
von Bingen, Estampie, Machaut, Organum, Troubadours, Ordo
Virtutem
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Thursday,
Jan 25 |
Renaissance:Humanism,
Printing Methods, Motet, Mass, Madrigal, The Elizabethan Golden
Age, Renaissance Dances |
Tuesday, Jan
30 |
Transition
to the Baroque: basso continuo, baroque painting, art and architecture;
Florentine Camerata: Monteverdi, Caccini,
Read pages 92-149 Castrati: Drottningholn Theater: Venice
and Vivaldi” History of Ospedale della Pieta |
January
31 |
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Thursday,
February 1 |
Purcell Dido
and Aeneas, Ground Bass Forms/ Vivaldi Seasons; Concerto Grosso
Form, Bach Brandenburg 5: Cantata 140; Organ fugue;Oratorio—Handel’s
Messiah |
Tuesday,
February 6 |
In Class Review for
Test: " Elements of Music-thru Renaissance 200ptsFor
review, please access the following files
Review for Elements |
Review for Renaissance |
or |
or |
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February
7
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Thursday February
8 |
In Class Test " Elements
of Music-thru Renaissance 200 points |
Tuesday, February
13 |
Review Baroque
(catch up loose ends); BACH FILMS “Johann Sebastian
Bach: A Documentary Biography – “Bach: Masterpieces
to Order" |
Thurs.February
15
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Intro to the
Classical Era Read pages 156-207 sonata form/ variation form/minuet
and trio, Rondo, Symphony, Opera, and Concerto Forms. Celebrating
Haydn/ Haydn and the Esterhazy’s;Sym 94 |
Friday, February 16
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Dr. Baird in Staged Opera
at Kimmel Center (Perelman Hall) in Philadelphia at 8 p.m.
Strongly Urged!!!!
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Tuesday February
20 |
Beethoven
and Mozart: B’ven 5/ Mozart: Don Giovanni
Films: Mozart - “Dropping the Patron, ” Amadeus
Beethoven - “Composer as Hero,” and “Beethoven
and the Age of Revolution |
February
21
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Thursday February
22 |
Romantic Era:
Exoticism/ Nationalism/ Verismo Program Music/ Read pages 215-283 – Schubert,
Chopin, Schumann(s) Liszt, |
Tuesday February
27 |
Peter Ustinov’s
Mendelssohn” Smetana--Moldau: Symphonic Poem, |
February 28
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Thursday,
March 1 |
Tchaikovskly:
Romeo and Juliet--Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique |
Tuesday March
6 |
REVIEW FOR
Baroque and Classical TEST |
March 7
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Thursday March
8 |
In Class Test " Baroque
and ERA 100 points |
March 11-18 |
SPRING BREAK |
Tuesday March
20 |
In Class Test " Classical ERA 100
points |
March 21
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Thursday March
22 |
Films: "Spring
Symphony" Brahms, Biography of Clara Schumann/
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Tuesday March
27 |
Dvorak, Puccini,Richard
Wagner |
Thursday March
29 |
Read 365-380-Intro
to the 20th Century |
Tuesday April
3 |
Debussy, Ravel, |
Thursday April
5 |
Mahler: Stravinsky
Taafe Zwillich |
Tuesday April
10 |
Berg, Bartok |
Thursday April
12 |
catch-ups |
Tuesday April
17 |
Shostokovich
and Ives
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April 18
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FREE Wednesday Concert: Madrigal
Singers performing "Scenes from Purcell's Fairy Queen"
Location: Rutgers-Camden - Fine Arts Building, Mallery Room
Time: 12 noon - 1:00pm
You can review TWO concerts for Extra Credit -
Minimum 2 typed pages via
Cliff Leaman’s Suggestions
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Thursday April
19 |
Aaron Copland,
George Gershwin |
Tuesday April
24 |
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES: REVIEW |
Thursday,
May 3, 2007
2:00-5:00 pm
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Final Examination (300 points)
Classical Period through Romantic= 200 Points
Listening Exam 100 points
Classical “Study Test” or "
“Romantic Era"Study Test” or
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updated
January 9, 2007
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