MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I
Music 121, Fall 2014, Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00-10:25am
Dr. Wanner, Main Music Office, (323) 953-4000 x2880
wannerda@lacitycollege.edu
ADVISORIES/PREREQUISITES
1. Music 111 and Music 202
2. Upon entering this course you should be able to read music and understand harmony up to and including modally
borrowed chords, seventh chords, secondary dominants, and simple modulations.
TEXTS
— Wright/Simms: Music in Western Civilization, Antiquity through the Baroque, Volume I
— Roden/Wright/Simms: Anthology for Music in Western Civilization, Antiquity through the Baroque, Volume I
— Wright/Simms: 6-CD set to accompany Music in Western Civilization, Antiquity through the Baroque, Volume I
GRADING
Your grade is based on attendance and participation (10%), worksheets (50%), midterm (15%), final exam (15%), and analytical
report (10%). Attendance is mandatory—more than two absences (or three late arrivals) might result in you being dropped from
the class. If you stop attending class but do not drop the class, you may receive a failing grade.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate competence in the following Student
Learning Outcome: Given music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods, identify aurally, correctly define the
terminology of, and place selected music in its historical context.
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Wednesday, September 3
INTRODUCTION: Terminology
Monday, September 8
PART I: ANTIQUITY AND THE MIDDLE AGES.
1. Music in Ancient Greece.
2. Antiquity to the Middle Ages: Music in Rome, Jerusalem, and the Early Christian World.
Reading: pp.4-19
Listening: Euripides: Orestes, Stasimon Chorus; Seikilos: Skolion
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, September 10
3. Music in the Monastery and Convent.
4. Music Theory in the Monastery: John of St. Gall and Guido of Arezzo.
Reading: pp.19-37
Listening: Chants of Vespers, Chants Beginning the Mass for Christmas Day
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, September 15
5. Later Medieval Chant: Tropes, Sequences, and the Liturgical Drama of Hildegard of Bingen.
6. Troubadours and Trouvères.
Reading: pp.38-51
Listening: Tuotilo of St. Gall: Hodie and Omnipotens; Anonymous: Dies Irae; Hildegard: O rubor and Ordo virtutum;
Dia: A chanter; Ventadorn: Can vei; Richard the Lionheart: Ja nus; Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, September 17
7. Early Polyphony.
8. Music in Medieval Paris: Polyphony at Notre Dame.
Reading: pp.52-66
Listening: Anonymous: Viderunt; Albertus: Congaudeant; Leoninus: Viderunt; Perotinus: Viderunt
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, September 22
9. Music in the Cathedral Close and University: Conductus and Motet.
10. In the Parisian Master's Study: Music Theory of the Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova.
11. Music at the Court of the French Kings.
Reading: 66-88 Listening: Anonymous: Orientis; Philip the Chancellor: Dic; Anonymous: El mois; Anonymous: On
parole; Gerves: Roman; Anonymous: Quare; Vitry: Garrit; Anonymous: La quinte; Anonymous: Estampie
Complete worksheet #5 for next class
Wednesday, September 24
12. Fourteenth-Century Music in Reims: Guillaume de Machaut.
13. Avignon, Symbolic Scores, and the Ars Subtilior.
Reading: pp.88-107
Listening: Machaut: Hoquetus and Je puis and Douce and Kyrie; Cordier: Tout par compas; Philippus: Par les bons
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, September 29
PART II: THE LATE MIDDLE AGES AND EARLY RENAISSANCE.
14. Music in Florence, 1350-1425.
15. Music at the Cathedral of Florence.
16. Music in England.
Reading: pp.110-130
Listening: Jacopo: Non al suo; Landini: Or su; Dufay: Nuper; Anonymous: Sumer is icumen; Anonymous: Agincourt carol;
Dunstaple: Quam
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, October 1
17. Music at the Court of Burgundy.
18. Music at the French Royal Court.
19. Music in the Low Countries.
Reading: pp.130-153
Listening: Binchois: Dueil; Dufay: Lamentatio and Kyrie; Ockeghem: Prenez and Kyrie; des Prez: Guillaume; Basiron:
Salve; Busnoys: Jen ne puis
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, October 6
PART III: THE LATE RENAISSANCE.
20. Popular Music in Florence, 1475-1540: Carnival Song and Lauda, Frottola, and Early Madrigal.
21. Josquin Des Prez and Music in Ferrara.
22. Music in Renaissance Paris.
Reading: pp.156-174
Listening: Medici: Sian; Savonarola: Giesu; des Prez: El grillo; Arcadelt: Il bianco; Vecchi: Il bianco; des Prez: Sanctus and
Miserere
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, October 8
Review day
Monday, October 13
23. Renaissance Instruments and Instrumental Music.
24. Music in Three German Cities: The Protestant-Catholic Confrontation.
25. Rome and the Music of the Counter-Reformation.
Reading: pp.177-221
Listening: Isaac: Innsbruck; Hofhaimer: Salve; Luther: Ein feste; Lassus: De profundis; Palestrina: Sanctus and Te es and
Kyrie; Sermisy: Tant (all versions); Anonymous: Pavane and Galliard
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, October 15
26. Music in Elizabethan England, Part I: Early Vocal Music.
27. Music in Elizabethan England, Part II: Instrumental Music and Later Vocal Music.
28. The Later Madrigal in Ferrara and Mantua: Gesualdo and Monteverdi.
Reading: pp.221-243
Listening: King Henry VIII: Pastyme; Tallis: Psalm 2; Byrd: O Lord; Morley: Goe from; Weelkes: As Vesta; Dowland:
Flow; Gesualdo: Moro; Monteverdi: Cruda
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, October 20=Review for midterm exam
Wednesday, October 22=Midterm exam
Monday, October 27
PART IV: BAROQUE MUSIC.
29. Early Baroque Music.
30. The Birth of Opera: Florence, Mantua, and Venice.
Reading: pp.246-263
Listening: Peri: Euridice; Caccini: Le nuove musiche; Monteverdi: Orfeo; Poppea
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, October 29
31. The Concerted Style in Venice and Dresden.
Reading: pp.264-275
Listening: Gabrieli: In ecclesiis; Monteverdi: Hor che; Strozzi: l’amante; Schutz: Sinfonie
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, November 3
32. Religious Music in Baroque Rome.
Reading: pp.275-288
Listening: Allegri: Miserere; Unknown: Kyrie; Frescobaldi: Fiori; Carrisimi: Jephte; Scarlatti: Cantata
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, November 5
33. Instrumental Music in Italy.
Reading:pp.291-306
Listening: Rossi: Sonata; Corelli: Op. 4, No. 1; Torelli: Trumpet Sinfonia; Vivaldi: Op. 3
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, November 10
34. Instrumental Music in Germany and Austria.
Reading: pp.306-319
Listening: Froberger: Suite No. 6; Biber: Mystery Sonatas: Buxtehude: Wie schon; Pachelbel: Wie schon; Pachelbel: Canon
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, November 12
NO CLASS—MACCC Conference
Monday, November 17
35. Music in Paris and at the Court of Versailles, Part I: Vocal Music.
Reading: pp.320-329
Listening: Lully: Armide; De La Guerre: Jephte
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, November 19
Information for analytical paper handed out
36. Music in Paris and at the Court of Versailles, Part II: Instrumental Music.
Reading: pp.330-338
Listening: Gaultier: La Rhetorique; Couperin: Pieces
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, November 24
37. Music in London, Part I: Henry Purcell.
Reading: pp.343-350
Listening: Purcell: Dido; Come Ye Sons; Funeral Music
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, November 26
38. Music in London, Part II: George Frideric Handel.
Reading: pp.351-361
Listening: Handel: Water Music, Giulio Cesare; Messiah
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, December 1
39. Johann Sebastian Bach: Instrumental Music in Weimar and Cöthen.
Reading: pp.362-373
Listening: Bach: Orgelbuchlein; Well Tempered Klavier; Brandenburg No. 5
Complete worksheet for next class
Wednesday, December 3
40. Johann Sebastian Bach: Vocal Music in Leipzig.
Reading: pp.374-385
Listening: Bach: Cantata; B-minor Mass
Complete worksheet for next class
Monday, December 8 and Wednesday, December 10=Review for Final Exam; Analytical paper due December 4
Wednesday, December 17=Final Exam from 9:30-11:30am [Note time change]
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Drop Date Information
The deadline to drop without a “W” is the last day of Week 2 of the semester. If you must drop a course, drop before the
specified deadline for dropping a class without a grade of "W." Dropping after Week 2 will result in a “W” on your
transcript. Effective since July 1, 2012 students now have just 3 attempts to pass a class. If a student gets a "W" or grade of
"D", "F", “I”, or "NP" in a class, that will count as an attempt. A student’s past record of course attempts district wide will
also be considered. Therefore, before the end of Week 2 you should carefully consider if you can reasonably manage this
course with the other factors in your life (e.g. work, family, course load). If you think you will not be able to complete this
course with a C or better, drop before the drop deadline. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to talk to me. You
may also see a counselor in the Counseling Center in AD 108.
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Disability
Students with a verified disability who may need authorized accommodation(s) for this class are encouraged to notify the
instructor and the Office of Special Services (SSV 100, 323-953-4000, ext. 2270) as soon as possible, at least two weeks
before any exam or quiz. All information will remain confidential.
Academic Integrity
Violations of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to, the following actions: cheating on an exam, plagiarism,
working together on an assignment, paper or project when the instructor has specifically stated students should not do so,
submitting the same term paper to more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume one's identity for the
purpose of enhancing one's grade.
Cell Phone Policy
• Students may not use their cell phones to accept or make calls while in class
• If cell phones are brought to class, they must be turned to silent or vibration mode
• Students who do not adhere to this policy will be asked to leave the class. If it happens a second time, the student will be
referred to the Vice President of Student Services.