MUSIC DEPARTMENT
(COURSE MASTER SYLLABUS)
MUSI 1308: MUSIC LITERATURE I
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Course Description: MUSI 1308 is a survey of principal forms, styles, and periods of
Western art music through the study of representative composers and works.
Emphasis is on the music from Antiquity through the Baroque.
Skills: R Course Type: T
Course Materials:
Textbook: A History of Music in Western Culture, 3rd Edition,
by Mark Evan Bonds
Compact Discs: 6-cd set to accompany text, Volume 1 (Antiquity
through the Baroque Era).
Scores: anthology of scores to accompany cds, Volume 1
All of the above materials should be available at the ACC NRG bookstore.
A copy of the text may be placed on 2-hour reserve in the ACC NRG Library
The cds are available on the computers in the MIDI lab adjacent to the Music PartTime Faculty office. Additional musical examples will be made available to you,
either online or on cd. These will also be required study pieces- scores will often
be available online.
PLEASE NOTE: The Anthology is a required purchase for the course. Please
bring it to each class.
Additional Support: http://www.mymusickit.com/
This is a website designed by the book’s publisher to support the book. Flashcards,
On-line quizzes, etc. will be helpful to you as you study. A code should accompany
each new book. Just log on and follow the instructions.
Instructional Methodology: Lecture with visual and oral supplementation. Class
participation in discussion is encouraged, as time permits.
Course Rationale: This is primarily intended as a core course for music majors. It is
also, in a general sense, a Fine Arts course filling the needs of many Bachelors
programs requiring a general Fine Arts component.
Prerequisites: Currently there are no prerequisites for this course. However, as there
will be a lot of score reading involved, it is hoped that students will have at least
some familiarity with note reading and the rudiments of Music Theory.
Course Objectives/Outcomes: By the end of this class students will have developed:
- A strong working knowledge of European musical repertories from the middle
ages to about 1750.
- An ability to trace the role of music in the shaping of Western culture, and the
ways in which broad cultural issues have reflected on musicians’ roles and artistic
choices
- The beginning of knowledge of music scholarship and the challenges of writing
intelligently about music
Guidelines and miscellaneous information:
Class lectures will cover the assigned reading AS WELL AS additional material about the topic at hand,
which will supplement the readings; we will also be actively discussing the reading and listening
assignments in class. It is therefore VERY IMPORTANT that you attend ALL lectures
Exams: Exams are to be taken during the regular class time. If you miss a test the
instructor MUST be notified in advance. Acceptable reasons include legitimate
illness (a doctor’s excuse may be required) or family emergency. In cases falling
outside the above, make-ups may not be permitted. If a test must be made up, it is to
be taken in a timely manner in the testing center. The listening portion of make-ups
will be taken at the end of a designated class.
Listening: Please allow plenty of time to listen to all the assigned musical works, whether in the HMWC
anthology or online. Please make a habit of listening to the assigned musical examples at least once
before they are covered in class, as well as several times afterward to review the points discussed in
class; both during the in-class exercises and in the tests, you will be expected to recognize, identify, and
discuss the assigned examples. Exams may feature at least one “unknown” work similar to one of the
assigned excerpts, the style of which you will be asked to identify. Other study guidelines will be
discussed in class.
Hour exams will cover the topics and issues discussed in class sessions, as well as the assigned readings
and listening examples; the second exam will NOT be cumulative (i.e., it will cover only the second
unit). Please contact Dr. Douglas as soon as possible (and in any case before the test) if you have a
serious, legitimate conflict with one of the hour exams, as make-up tests will be given at Dr.
Douglas’s discretion.
The Final Examination will be cumulative (i.e., it will cover all three units of the course), though it will
focus more on the final unit than on the previous two. Please note, the final will be in two parts, on
the last two class days. Please note, the final exam cannot be made up, so please do not plan to
miss it!
Homework: You can receive up to 25 points for each homework submitted on time.
You can receive
extra credit for completing more than 8 assignments (there are 10 total). You can also submit an
assignment late (within one week of deadline) and still
get 10 possible points. It is possible to pass
the course without doing any of the homework; however it is not a recommended option.
Your textbook and anthology will help you answer the homework essay questions. Another excellent
source of reliable information is the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, to be found in the
reference section of the ACC Northridge Library. There is an on-line version to be found on the
Library website (called Oxford Music Online). Also in the reference section are Cambridge Histories
of music of various eras pertinent to our course. All homeworks will be due by Fridays at 2 p.m.
Homework Week 1: Due Friday, August 26, 2 PM (submit hard copy or by email)
What are the most important musical legacies of Greek and Roman antiquity and how do these relate to
music today? (Essay, minimum 400 words; please cite your sources in whatever format you are
comfortable)
Bibliography Assignment: will be discussed in a separate handout.
Online Discussion: On a regular basis (once a week or more), discussion topics will be posted in the
“Discussion Board” area of the course Blackboard site. By participating in these ongoing discussions,
you can earn up to 25 points. Up to 5 points will be awarded to each post using the following
approximate criteria:
Grades: will be calculated on a cumulative point system as follows:
2 hour exams (100 points each)
Final Exam
8 homework assignments
Bibliography
On-line discussion
Total
585 - 650 points:
520 - 584 points:
455 - 519 points:
390 - 454 points:
0 - 389 points:
200
150
200
50
50
650
A
B
C
D
F
Extra Credit: Students (usually those doing poorly on tests!) often ask about extra credit. There probably
will be some extra-credit questions on the tests, and I offer extra credit to those who show the initiative to
come to our UT Fine Arts Library tour, and the above-mentioned extra two homeworks. Other than that, I
would prefer you expend your “extra effort” in mastering the basic material.
Late Work: You will receive your bibliography and essay assignments in plenty of time to get them done
by the due date. There will be a 5% penalty per day that one of these assignments is late.
Make sure you are familiar with Blackboard – you will be responsible for information posted there.
ONE FINAL POINT: In a Music Majors class such as this there should be no need to say this, but:
We will be listening to a lot of music in class. The music is to be given your undivided attention.
Please do not use class time for reading (not even A History of Western Music), doing other
homework, writing letters, text messaging, etc. We are going to concentrate on ACTIVE listening.
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Course Outline/Calendar
MUSIC LIT I- Schedule of Readings, Listening, and Homework
(The instructor reserves the right to make changes in the schedule)
Week:
Readings:
Listening:
***INTODUCTION, ANTIQUITY AND MIDDLE AGES***
1 (8/22)
HMWC pp. 1-42
CD 1 (tracks 1-9)
2 (8/29)
3 (9/5)
4 (9/12)
HMWC pp. 42-58
Homework
#1
CD 1 (tracks 10-14)
#2
HMWC pp. 59-73
CD 1 (tracks 15-20)
(note Monday 9/5 is Labor Day; no class)
#3
HMWC pp. 74-91
CD 1 (tracks 21-28)
CD 2 (tracks 1-5)
Choose Bibliography Subject by Wednesday 9/14
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************RENAISSANCE************
5 (9/19)
HMWC pp. 92-120
Exam #1 Monday, Sept. 19
CD 2 (tracks 6-9)
#4
6 (9/26)
CD 2 (tracks 10-17)
#5
HMWC pp. 121-136
7 (10/3)
HMWC pp. 136-151
CD 2 (tracks 18-20)
CD 3 (tracks 1-3)
Draft Bibliography due by Monday October 3
#6
8 (10/10)
HMWC pp. 152-165
CD 3 (tracks 4-14)
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9 (10/17)
HMWC pp. 165-185
CD 3 (tracks 15-26)
CD 4 (track 1)
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*************BAROQUE***************
10 (10/24)
HMWC pp.186-223
Exam #2 Monday October 24
CD 4 (tracks 2- 11)
Week:
Listening:
Readings:
#7
Homework
11 (10/31)
HMWC pp. 223-226
CD 4 (tracks 12-13)
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/
milestones/990519.motm.monteverdi.html
#8
12 (11/7)
CD 4 (tracks 14-15)
CD 5 (tracks 1-12)
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13 (11/14)
HMWC pp. 245-258
CD 5 (tracks 13-20)
Final Bibliography due on Monday November 14
#9
14 (11/21)
CD 5 (tracks 21)
CD 6 (tracks 1-7)
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CD (tracks 8-21)
#10
HMWC pp. 227-245
HMWC pp. 259-278
15 (11/28) HMWC pp 278-287
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JeanPhilippe_Rameau;
16 (12/5) Review and Final Exam