COURSE SYLLABUS
Music in Western Civilization
Course #MUL 2110 Ref # 1203
Instructor: Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy, Associate Professor
Contact Info: Bldg. 82; Studio 218 474-2526 lyanovskiy@uwf.edu
Course Description:
This course will explore the most important aspects of Western Music traditions through the study of styles
and the historical events that influenced its creators and performers. This will be accomplished through
reading, guided listening, and music research.. The course will survey Western art music. It will also
explore the impact of music on society and vise versa and its relations with other arts.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
--Identify major formal characteristics and distinguish between major musical styles of the five main
periods of Western music development: Middle Ages/Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and the
20th century.
--Recognize major historic and social circumstances of musical development and the role that arts played in
the development of other arts and of the Western society at large.
--Apply the knowledge of music history and music theory to the personal listening experience, both in the
context of live musical performance and listening to the recorded music.
--Listen to music attentively and recognize the most important formal characteristics and elements of
music: media, texture, and genre.
--Idemtify by listening to music compositions of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Identify by listening to
music compositions by at least three major composers of each of the following eras: Baroque, Classical,
Romantic, and the 20th Century.
Course Topics
The Middle Ages and Renaissance
1. Music in the Middle Ages
(450 – 1450)
2. Music in the Renaissance
(1450 – 1600)
Quiz 1
Wednesday, January 23, 7:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 11:59 p.m.
The Baroque Period (1600 – 1750)
1. Concerto Grosso.Fugue. Opera.
Monteverdi. Purcell
2. Trio Sonata. Corelli.
Solo Concerto. Vivaldi
Cantata. Bach.
Oratorio. Handel.
Quiz 2
Wednesday, February 6, 7:00 a.m. Friday, February 8, 11:59 p.m.
The Classical Period
1. Classical Musical Forms
2 Haydn
3. Mozart. Classical Opera.
Classical Concerto
4. Beethoven
Quiz 3
Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 a.m. Friday, February 22, 11:59 p.m.
Romantic Period 1
1. The Art Song. Schubert
2. Short Instrumental Pieces.
Chopin, Clara Schumann,
Robert Schumann
3. Program Music. Berlioz
Quiz 4
Wednesday, March 5, 7:00 a.m. Friday, March 7, 11:59 p.m.
Romantic Period 2
1. Johannes Brahms
2. Nationalism in 19th Century. Smetana. Dvorak
Quiz 5
Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 a.m. Friday, March 28, 11:59 p.m.
Romantic Opera
1. Puccini
2. Verdi
3. Wagner
Quiz 6
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 a.m. Friday, April 11, 11:59 p.m.
The Twentieth Century
1. Musical Impressionism. Debussy
2. MusicalExpressionism.
Schoenberg
3. Chance Music.
"Liberation of Sound"
Final Exam
Monday, May 5, 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 11:59 p.m.
Required Materials:
Roger Kamien, Music: an Appreciation. Fifth Brief Edition (New York: McGrow Hill, 2002) - comes with
a CD-rom and a four-CD set
Attendance:
Students are required to check regularly their course assignments, quiz preparation instructions, and their
instructor's messages on the course website. The schedule of quizzes and exams is posted above. In case a
student fails to take a quiz on time, each student would be allowed to take 1 (and only one) late quiz on
April 23 - 25, 7:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. The resulting grade for a late quiz will be lowered by 10 points or one
letter-grade. To set up a late quiz send the instructor a short request via email any time before 4:00 p.m.
April 18. Please, do not be late for your quizzes. No late Final Exams are allowed. Please note the dates for
the Final Exam: May 5 -6 only.
In order to get in touch with the instructor, please follow the following two rules in all your on-line
communications:
1. Make sure that you use only your official student email accounts when communications concern your
UWF on-line courses
2. For security reasons use the unified Subject Line "MUL2110 Spring 08" in all your emails regarding this
class.
Grading:
Six Quizzes (14% each) 84%
Final Exam 16%
Grading Scale:
93-100 (A)
90-92.999 (A-)
87-89.999 (B+)
83-86.999 (B)
80-82.999 (B-)
77-79.999 (C+)
73-76.999 (C)
70-72.999 (C-)
67-69.999 (D+)
63-66.999 (D)
62.999 and below (F)
Special Technology Utilized by Students:
Computer with the fast Internet connection, CD and CD-rom player
ATTENTION:
In order to take Quizzes and the Final Exam for this course, your computer will need to be able to play
MP3 files. For more information see the General Course Instructions file.
Experience shows that a phone-line connection and/or a slow computer will hinder your ability to hear the
musical excerpts while taking quizzes and exams. Therefore: if you have any doubts about your computer's
capabilities, please arrange to take the Quizzes and the Exam on-campus (at the library, computer lab, etc.).
Expectations for Academic Conduct:
As members of the University of West Florida academic community, we commit ourselves to honesty. As
we strive for excellence in performance, integrity—both personal and institutional—is our most precious
asset.
See: http://uwf.edu/cas/aasr/ACADEMIC_CONDUCT.htm
and http://www.uwf.edu/judicialaffairs
Plagiarism Policy:
A major misconception some students have is believing that rewriting something is not plagiarism
because they are "putting it in their own words." However, if the source is not acknowledged, such
rewriting IS PLAGIARISM. Copying and pasting actually accounts for only a small percentage of
plagiarism. Most plagiarism is a result of text manipulation. The accessibility of the Internet makes
plagiarism very tempting, and unintentional plagiarism often springs from this source as well.
See: http://uwf.edu/cas/aasr/Plagiarism.doc
Student Handbook:
See: http://www.uwf.edu/uwfmain/stuHandbk/ (PDF Format)
Assistance:
Students with special needs who require specific examination-related or other course-related
accommodations should contact Barbara Fitzpatrick, Director of Disabled Student Services (DSS),
dss@uwf.edu, (850) 474-2387. DSS will provide the student with a letter for the instructor that will specify
any recommended accommodations.