CURRICULUM COURSE DESIGN AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

Faculty

Fakulti Muzik dan Seni Persembahan

Department

Jabatan Muzik dan Pendidikan Muzik

Semester

Semester 1 Sesi 2013/2014

Course

AMM3072-HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

_NOT_REQUIRED

(For courses with prerequisite, student must sat or sat and passed based on rules stated by faculty / centre)

LECTURER INFORMATION:
Name

Dr. Karen Anne Lonsdale

E-mail

kazflute@gmail.com

Telephone No.

05-4506692

Room No.

SYNOPSIS

This course provides an overview of the historical development

of

Western

Classical

Music.

Included

is

the

musical

development from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque,

Classical and Romantic era to the twentieth century and the
various music genres of the past as well as compositional
styles of selected prominent composers.
(Kursus ini membincangkan sejarah perkembangan Muzik
Klasikal Barat merangkumi perkembangan muzik dari Zaman
Pertengahan, Renaissance, Zaman Barok, Zaman Klasikal,
Zaman Romantika abad ke-20 dan pengkaryaan muzik pelbai
genre dan stail oleh composer terulung yang terpilih.)
LEARNING OUTCOME

1.

Describe the development of Western music from the

Middle

Ages

TS2)(CS2,TS2)

to

the

Twentieth

century.

(CS2,

2.

Identify instrumental and vocal genres, composers, and

musical styles from the Middle Ages to Twentieth century.
(CS2)(CS2)

3.

Evaluate the relationship between social, political and

cultural changes with the musical styles of each period
(CS2, TS2)(CS2,TS2)

4.

Analyze the musical styles of selected composers

through acquired understanding of the elements of
music. (C4, TS2, LL3)(C4,TS2,LL3)

MAIN REFERENCE

Burkholder, J.P., Grout, D.J., Palisca, C.V. , (2010). A history

of western music. Eighth edition. London : Norton.

ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE

Not Available

TEACHING METHOD

Lecture
Group Discussion
Audio-visual
Tutorial

SOFTSKILL EMBEDDED
Softskill Activity
CS
Students use critical
thinking skills in
evaluating music
performances through
video and listening
assignments or live
concerts.
Students independently
build their music library
on western music by
searching through CDs,
DVDs, youtube videos
and music websites.
Students present their
/
library research through
digital technology and
power point
presentations.

CT
/

LL

TS

LS

EM

KK

Students work create a

soft (blog, websites) or
hard (folders and print
outs) copy on their
resources of knowledge
and information on
composer\'s works,
websites, performances
or score-sheets.

Indicator
CS - Communication Skills
CT - Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
LL - Lifelong Learning and Information Knowledge Management
TS - Teamwork
LS - Leadership Skills
EM - Ethics and Professionalism
KK - Entrepreneurship
STUDENT`S EVALUATION
:
Total
COURSE GRADING SCALE
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
KA
F

100 %

Mark Range
80 - 100
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
-0
0 - 34

Grade Value
4.00
3.70
3.40
3.00
2.70
2.40
2.00
1.70
1.40
1.00
0.00
0.00

SOFT SKILLS GRADING SCALE

Scale
Criteria
5
Menguasai ciri-ciri KI berkenaan pada tahap cemerlang
4
Menguasai ciri-ciri KI berkenaan pada tahap baik
3
Menguasai ciri-ciri KI berkenaan pada tahap memuaskan
2
Menguasai ciri-ciri KI berkenaan pada tahap minimum
1
Lemah dan perlu diperbaiki
COURSE CONTENT
Week
Title

Learning
Outcome

P&P
Activity

Softskill Reference

1-1

2-2

Middle Ages (Medieval)

Describe the
development
800 - 1400
of Western
Ars Antiqua (Old Art) 1250 - music from the
1320
Middle Ages to
Ars Nova (New Art) 1320 - the Twentieth
1400
century.
Monastery, Monks and
Identify
Education, Early Christian instrumental
Church
and vocal
Chants, Mass and
genres,
Plainsong
composers,
Age of Chivalry
and musical
Minstrels, troubadours
styles from the
Polyphony and
Middle Ages to
Counterpoint
the Twentieth
Part-singing
century.
Secular Music (songs and Evaluate the
dances)
relationship
Modes
between
Rhythm and Metre (Duple
social, political
vs Triple)
and cultural
Development of Notation
changes with
Medieval instruments
the musical
Renaissance
Describe the
development
Motet, Madrigal, Chanson, of Western
Mass
music from the
Secular vs Sacred
Middle Ages to
Secular songs
the Twentieth
Instrumental music and
century.
dance
Identify
Reformation
instrumental
Viol, Lute, Harpsichord
and vocal
Rhythm and note values
genres,
Musica ficta
composers,
Taverner, Tallis, Gabrielli,
and musical
Dowland, Praetorius, Byrd, styles from the
de Lassus, Agricola
Middle Ages to
The rise of instrumental
the Twentieth
music
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

3-3

4-4

Baroque

Describe the
development
Church and Court music
of Western
Suite (Dance), Concerto
music from the
Grosso, Oratorio, Trio
Middle Ages to
Sonata, Opera, Prelude and the Twentieth
Fugue, Mass, Cantata,
century.
Vocal Chamber Music
Identify
Binary,Ternary, Rondo,
instrumental
Minuet and Trio
and vocal
J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, genres,
Corelli, Torelli, Purcell,
composers,
Scarlatti, Couperin
and musical
Figured Bass/Basso
styles from the
Continuo
Middle Ages to
Major/minor system/equal
the Twentieth
temperament
century.
Traverse Flute, Oboe,
Evaluate the
Recorder, Violin,
relationship
Harpsichord
between
Ornamentation
social, political
Polyphony, homophony,
and cultural
counterpoint
changes with
the musical
Galant Style
Describe the
development
Simplicity vs complexity
of Western
Melodic importance
music from the
Empfindsamer Stil/Sturm
Middle Ages to
und Drang
the Twentieth
Sensibility
century.
Keyboard music
Identify
CPE Bach, J. Stamitz,
instrumental
Telemann, Quantz,
and vocal
Sammartini, Tartini, W.F.
genres,
Bach
composers,
Rococo and the Visual Arts and musical
Public concerts
styles from the
Middle Ages to
the Twentieth
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

5-5

6-6

Classical

Describe the
development
Influence of Ancient Greek of Western
and Roman culture
music from the
Importance of Melody
Middle Ages to
Theme and Variations,
the Twentieth
Sonata, Sonata Form
century.
Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven Identify
Opera, Comic Opera,
instrumental
Opera Seria
and vocal
Classical Symphony,
genres,
Chamber Music, Concerto, composers,
String Quartet
and musical
Pianoforte, Keyboard
styles from the
Music; Alberti Bass
Middle Ages to
the Twentieth
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical
Romantic
Describe the
development
Individualism/Personal
of Western
thought and feeling
music from the
Schumann, Lizst, Brahms, Middle Ages to
Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, the Twentieth
Chopin, Berlioz, Puccini,
century.
Wagner, Mahler, Dvorak,
Identify
Verdi
instrumental
Art Song/Lieder
and vocal
Programmatic music
genres,
Technical development of
composers,
instruments, Tuba,
and musical
Saxophone, Virtuosity
styles from the
Idee Fixe, Leitmotif
Middle Ages to
Symphony, Symphonic
the Twentieth
Poem, expansion of the
century.
orchestra
Evaluate the
Opera, orchestral, choral
relationship
Exoticism
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

7-7

8-8

Nationalism

Describe the
development
Ethnicity, folk tunes,
of Western
folklore, dances
music from the
Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Middle Ages to
Balakirev,
the Twentieth
Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka,
century.
Respighi,
Identify
Ives, Copland
instrumental
Chopin, Vaughan-Williams, and vocal
Elgar, Sibelius, Dvorak,
genres,
Smetana, Janacek, Grieg, composers,
Albeniz, Granados
and musical
styles from the
Middle Ages to
the Twentieth
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical
Impressionism
Describe the
development
Debussy, Ravel
of Western
Orchestration and
music from the
instrumental timbres
Middle Ages to
Influence of artists Renoir, the Twentieth
Monet, Manet, Cezanne,
century.
Van Gogh
Identify
Pointillism
instrumental
Whole tone scales, modes, and vocal
pentatonicism, parallelism, genres,
added note chords
composers,
Harp, celeste, percussion
and musical
Piano solo music
styles from the
Mythology
Middle Ages to
Symbolism
the Twentieth
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

9-9

10-10

Expressionism

Describe the
development
Second Viennese School
of Western
(Berg, Schoenberg,
music from the
Webern)
Middle Ages to
Twelve-Tone Technique
the Twentieth
Atonality, dissonance
century.
Influence of Der Blaue
Identify
Reiter, Nietsche
instrumental
Emotional intensity,
and vocal
distortion, irregularity,
genres,
fragmentation
composers,
and musical
styles from the
Middle Ages to
the Twentieth
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical
Twentieth and Twenty-First Describe the
Century
development
of Western
Aleatoric (Chance Music),
music from the
Serialism, Minimalism,
Middle Ages to
Post-minimalism
the Twentieth
Neo-classicism (Prokofiev, century.
Stravinsky)
Identify
Tone Clusters, Musique
instrumental
Concrete, Electronic Music, and vocal
Danger Music
genres,
Avant-Garde
composers,
Band and Wind Ensemble and musical
Bartok, Cage, Ives,
styles from the
Copland, Messiaen,
Middle Ages to
Hindemith,
R.
the Twentieth
Strauss, Satie, Varese,
century.
Villa-Lobos, Khachturian,
Evaluate the
Piazzolla, Ligeti, Berio,
relationship
Glass, Adams,
between
Stockhausen, Carter,
social, political
Barber
and cultural
Jazz and jazz influences
changes with
(Gershwin, Joplin)
the musical
Film, Mass Media, Popular
Music, Digital Technology

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

11-14

Revision and Assessments Describe the

development
Revision for Final Exam
of Western
Listening Test
music from the
Research Paper Due
Middle Ages to
the Twentieth
century.
Identify
instrumental
and vocal
genres,
composers,
and musical
styles from the
Middle Ages to
the Twentieth
century.
Evaluate the
relationship
between
social, political
and cultural
changes with
the musical

Lecture
Discussi
on
Aural
Analysis

kom,kbk Burkholder, J.P.,

m,pbpm, Grout, D.J., Palisca,
pim,ku
C.V. , (2010). A
history of western
music. Eighth
edition.
London:Norton

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