Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Course Description
This course will introduce students to an overview of musical styles and content in the
European tradition. We will start with the music of the pre-Renaissance and end with
contemporary popular music. The focus of this class will be to listen to music with an
understanding of its evolution and development from a historical perspective.
Students will be required to come to class prepared to discuss reading and listening
assignments. The final grade will be evaluated from class participation, three exams ,
five quizzes and the critiques of three performances, as follows:
Class Participation: 10%
Exams: 50%
Quizzes: 10%
Critiques: 30%
Critiques
Students are required to critique three performances. Critique forms will be provided. The
first two critiques must be live classical concerts. The third critique may be a live concert
or recording of your choice. Free concerts are available throughout the year on campus as
well as at other off-campus venues.
Dates
Check the UTDallas Academic Calendar for Summer 2005 Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines.
MUSI 1306.081 Understanding Music Summer 2005 Syllabus
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Week 1 May 31st Introduction, Syllabus and Course Overview, Elements of Music
June 2nd Read: Chapter 2 Fundamentals
Listen: Mozart 1, 32 Harris 1, 35
Read: Chapters 1, 3
Listen: Indonesian 1,2 African 1,5
Week 2 June 7th Read: Chapter 4 Middle Ages
Listen: Perotinus 1,44 Machaut 1,46
Read: Chapter 5 Renaissance
Listen: Desprez 1, 48 Palestrina 1, 49 Gabrieli 1, 53
June 9th Read: Chapter 6 Baroque
Listen: Monteverdi 1,58 Purcell 1,61
Week 3 June 14th Listen: Vivaldi 1,65 Handel 2,8
Listen Bach 2,1
*Exam #1*
Week 4 June 21st Read: Chapter 7 Classic
Listen: Haydn 2,12 also 2,17
June 23rd *Critique #1 is due.* Listen: Mozart 2, 20
Read: Notes on: Barber of Seville
Week 5 June 28th Barber of Seville (in class)
June 30th Read: Chapter 8 Beethoven Listen: Beethoven 2,28
Listen: Beethoven 2,30
Read: Chapter 9, pages 228- 267
Listen: Schubert 2,62 Chopin 3,1
Week 6 July 5th Read: Chapter 9, pages 267-327
Listen: Schumann 3,4 Liszt 3,7 Verdi 3,11
*Critique #2 is due.*
July 7th Listen: Brahms 3,21 Puccini 3,21 Mahler 3,24
*Exam #2*
Week 7 July 12th Read: Chapter 10, pages 329-357
Listen: Stravinsky 3,28 Schoenberg 3,31
Read: Chapter 10, pages 357-414
Listen: Webern 3,36 Ives 3,37 Copland 3,41 Boulez 3,45
July 14th Read: Chapter 11 Jazz
Listen: Bessie Smith 3,54 Charlie Parker 3,65
Listen: Ellington 3,60 Zwilich 3,50
Read: Chapter 12 Pop
*Critique #3 is due.* (optional presentations)
Week 8 July 19th Optional Presentations of critiques
*Exam #3*