SYLLABUS FOR MUSIC FROM 1750 TO 1850

ROGER W. MCKINNNEY

PROFESSOR OF CLARINET AND MUSIC HISTORY

Fall 2009

COURSE GOALS

This course is an historical overview of musical development from the time of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven through that of Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Berlioz. There will be a strong emphasis on style, structure and musical genre. Composers of both major and minor significance in this era will also be examined. A strong music listening routine in class as well as outside assignments with special attention to the use of scores is of vital importance.

COURSE OUTLINE

Grades for the course will be based on the following:

1. Class participation:           10% 

2. Semester paper:               15% 

3. Three exams (25% each): 75%

    Exam dates will be announced after the work is finished for each composer group.

    Each exam will consist of:

           a) Music identification questions in the form of a listening part.

           b) Objective style questions as well as essay form.

4. A research paper of an approved topic, having the weight of 15% of the final grade. The grade for the paper will be

judged by the following criteria:

            a) Spelling

            b) Grammar

            c) Footnoting

            d) Bibliography

FOOTNOTES, A TITLE PAGE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE ARE MANDATORY.

 Manuals by William Campbell or Kate Turabian are preferred. Papers should be at least 10 pages in length and include a titled cover-page. Please read and refer to an appropriate manual for the proper format.  The research topic (written on a 3x5 card) must be approved before you begin your work. RESEARCH INFORMATION MUST BE TAKEN FROM THE VOLUMES LISTED IN THE 'BOOK LIST.' OTHER LIBRARY VOLUMES MAY ALSO BE USED.  COMPUTER GENERATED INFORMATION IS UNACCEPTABLE.

NOTE: To receive credit for the paper, it must conform to the above paper guidelines and

 submitted on the last day of class.

5. Class participation means being prepared to lead constructive discussions on the topics at hand. Failure to participate can result in a significant reduction in the class participation grade. 

6. Course work covered in lectures and assignments. 

7. Periodic quizzes and/or take-home exams on assigned reading and related topics. 

8. Listening assignments.

Class attendance in this course is of vital importance to assimilate the complexity of the material, making it imperative for each student to be present in class for every meeting.

Absence from class is absence from class participation, and might result in the reduction of the class participation grade. Students who believe they are entitled to an excused absence for religious observances, medical reasons, or family emergencies are REQUIRED to contact me before the missed class session, provide appropriate documentation.

All exams will be graded with the following point values:

     A =  90-100     C =    70-73

     A- = 87-89       C- =  67-69

     B+ = 84-86       D+ = 64-66

     B =   80-83       D =   60-63

     B- =  77-79       F =   59-

     C+ = 74-76

\NOTE: It would be well when planning your academic schedule to include a minimum of three hours per week (depending on individual skills) devoted to listening to the assigned music in the listening room at the West Library. Without a routine of listening (preferably with score) to the assigned pieces, retention of musical content will be very difficult, if not impossible.

RECORDING ON RESERVE

All music listed in the syllabus will be on reserve in the listening room of West Library.

LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS  FOR 1750-1850

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 94 in G Major "Surprise"

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet No. 77 in C Major Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor"

W. A. Mozart - Symphony No. 29 in A Major K. 201

W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K. 466

W. A. Mozart - Don Giovanni K. 527

                                    Act I - Scene 5 #4 – “Madamina, il catalogo”

                                    Act I - Scene 9 #7 – “La ci darem la mano”

                                    Act I - Scene 16 #12 – “Batti, batti, o bel Masetto”

                                    Act II - Scene 3 #3 – Canzonetta: “Deh vieni all finestra”

Ludwig v. Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Op. 67

Ludwig v. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor Op. 31 No. 2

Ludwig v. Beethoven - Song Cycle – “An die ferne Geliebte” Op. 98

Ludwig v. Beethoven - Gegenliebe WoO 118

Ludwig v. Beethoven - Choral Fantasy Op. 80

Franz Schubert - “Der Erlkönig” D. 328

                              “Die Forelle” D. 550

                              Quintet in A Major “Die Forelle” D. 667

                              Symphony No. 9 in C Major “The Great” D. 944

Felix Mendelssohn - Music to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Op. 61

                                   “Hebrides” Overture Op. 26

Robert Schumann - “Carnival” Op. 9

Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 54

Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 4 in D Minor Op. 120

Frederick Chopin - Etudes Op. 10 and 25

                                                Op. 10 #1 C Major

                                                Op. 10 #5 Gb Major “Black Key”

                                                Op. 25 #1 Ab Major “Harp”

                                                Op. 25 #9 Gb Major “Butterfly”

             Scherzo No. 3 in C# Minor

Hector Berlioz - Overture to “Les Francs Juges”

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14

Hector Berlioz - Requiem Op. 5

RESERVE BOOK LIST

Anderson, Emily - Letters of Beethoven (3 vols.)

Anderson Emily - Letters of Mozart and His Family (2 vols)

Blume, Friedrich - Classic and Romantic Music

Braunbeherns, Volkmar - Mozart in Vienna 1781-1791

Dart, Thurston = The Interpretation of Music

Einstein, Alfred - Mozart

Geiringer Karl - Haydn: A Creative Life

Wignall, Harrison J. - In Mozart's Footsteps

Heartz, Daniel - Haydn, Mozart and the Viennese School

Jahn, Otto - Mozart (3 vols.)

Landon, H. C. Robbins - Haydn: Chronicle and Works (5 vols.)

Landon, H. C. Robbins - Haydn: His Life and Music

Landon, H. C. Robbins and Mitchell, Donald - The Mozart Companion

Landon, H. C. Robbins - The Mozart Compendium

Landon, H. C. Robbins - The Mozart Essays

Landon, H. C. Robbins - Mozart: The Golden Years 1781-1791

Landon, H. C. Robbins - 1791: Mozart's Last Year

Merek, George - Beethoven

Newman, William S. - The Sonata in the Classical Era

Solomon, Maynard - Beethoven

Solomon, Maynard - Mozart

Thayer, Alexander Wheelock (Forbes ed.) - Life of Beethoven (2 vols.)

Ulrich, Homer - Chamber Music

Strunk, Oliver - Source Readings in Music History

Grout, Donald - A History of Western Music

Einstein, Alfred - Music in the Romantic Era

Newman, William S. - The Sonata since Beethoven

Ulrich, Homer - Symphonic Music

Newman, Ernest - Stories of the Great Operas

REFERENCE WORKS

New Groove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Hoboken - Thematische Verzeichnis (Haydn)

Köchel - Thematische Verzeichnis (Mozart)

Kinsky - Thematische Verzeichnis (Beethoven)

Apel, Willi - Harvard Dictionary of Music

Randel, Don Michael,ed. - The New Harvard Dictionary of Music

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

BELOW IS THE SEQUENTIAL ORDER OF THE COMPOSERS STUDIED

There are three exams for the semester::

       Exam #1 - Haydn and Mozart - September 29

       Exam #2 - Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn - November 7 

       Exam #3 - Schumann, Chopin and Berlioz - during exam week

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Style

2. Websites

3. Mozart Chronology

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