History of Western Music (Music 330B)
Spring Semester (2009), Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Professor: Dr.
Rosenblatt, office #222
Office hours: Mondays
and Wednesdays, 2–4 p.m., or by appointment
Office phone:
621-1120
E-mail:
jrosenbl@u.arizona.edu
Website:
http://web.cfa.arizona.edu/rosenblatt/
Graduate Teaching
Assistant: Chris Fresolone (e-mail: cfres@email.arizona.edu)
Course Description
The purpose of this class is to explore the history of
music, from the pre-classical period (ca. 1730) through the twentieth
century. In addition to discussion
of various genres and musical forms, the sessions will explore the connection
between music and society, including the expectations of contemporary musicians
and audiences.
Course Objectives
1. to develop an
historical understanding of the pre-classical, classical, romantic, and modern
periods
2. to explore the
underlying forms and compositional techniques that distinguish these periods
3. to understand social
expectations and the ways they may have shaped the lives of the composers and
influenced their resulting works
4. to master a selected
repertory of music from these periods
Texts
Required (on sale at the bookstore):
(1) J. Peter
Burkholder, Donald J. Grout, and Claude V. Palisca, A History of Western
Music (Seventh
edition) [ML160.G872 2006]
(2) J. Peter
Burkholder and Claude V. Palisca, Norton Anthology of Western Music Volume
2: Classic to Twentieth Century (Fifth edition)
(3) Piero Weiss &
Richard Taruskin, Music in the Western World: A History in Documents (Second edition) — first
edition can also be used; see web page
Also required (available at Harvill Copy
Center after the first week of classes):
(4) Supplement to the
Anthology with Writing Assignment
Optional Texts (also available at the
bookstore):
(5) Norton
Recorded Anthology of Western Music Volume 2: Classic to Twentieth Century
Class Policies:
Assignments: The course
work consists of listening, reading, and writing assignments. One analysis paper will be assigned, to
be in length approximately 600 words, and due on Friday, March 4. This piece is in the supplement
available from Harvill Copy Center.
Exams: There will
be two midterm exams that will cover the material since the beginning of the
semester (February 18) or since the preceding midterm (March 23). In addition, there will be three
listening quizzes (February 9, March 11, and April 17), each covering the
material since the preceding midterm.
The final exam will take place Wednesday, May 13, from 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m., and will cover the entire semester's work except for the listening,
which will cover the material since the preceding midterm. All exams and quizzes will be given in
class. If you cannot be present for
an exam or a quiz, you must notify us prior to the test and arrange to take it
within one week.
Listening: All of the
music for the listening and writing assignments is available at the electronic
reserves website (http://eres.library.arizona.edu) under this course. To access this material, you will need
the password ("brahms").
Grading: Your grade
will be based on the listening quizzes, writing assignments, and exams. The paper will count for 20%, the
quizzes 15% (5% per quiz), the midterms 40% (20% per exam), and the final exam
25%. Papers handed in after the
due date will be penalized half a grade for every day (not counting the
weekend). All grades will be
assigned according to a 100 point standard, with A = 90–100, B =
80–89, etc.
Attendance: Students
are expected to attend all class sessions. If circumstances do not permit attendance, please contact me
before class. It is imperative
that you obtain class notes of any missed classes from another student.
Other Policies: Students
are expected to be familiar with the "Code of Academic Integrity" at http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies. If it becomes necessary, the disciplinary procedures as
outlined in this document will be followed. Please also note that while such electronic devices as
laptop computers, cell phones, and mp3 players are allowed in the classroom, if
the use of any of these leads to a distraction on the part of the class, the
student will be asked to leave the room.
Class sessions (the amount of class time given to each topic may be
subject to change):
Wednesday, January 14
Topic: Introduction.
Friday, January 16
Topic: Italian Comic
Opera.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 472–490; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 217–19 (no. 74)
Listening: NAWM 93
Monday, January 19
No class (Martin Luther
King, Jr., Day)
Wednesday, January 21
Topic: Opera seria.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 490–497
Listening: NAWM
94–95
Friday, January 23
Topic: Opera Reform.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 497–500; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 254–255 (no. 83)
Listening: NAWM 96
Monday, January 26
Topic: Keyboard
Music.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 506–519
Listening: NAWM 98
Wednesday, January 28
Topic: Symphony.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 519–521
Listening: NAWM
100–101
Friday, January 30
Topic: Concerto.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 521–524
Listening: NAWM 102
Monday, February 2
Topic: Haydn, String
Quartet.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 525–536; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 252–254 (no. 82),
269–271 (no. 90)
Listening: NAWM 103
Wednesday, February 4
Topic: Haydn,
Symphony.
Reading: Burkholder, pp.
536–546; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 266–269 (no. 89)
Listening: NAWM 104
Friday, February 6
Topic: Mozart,
Instrumental Music.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 546–560; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 260–263 (no. 87)
Listening: NAWM
105–106
Monday, February 9
Listening Quiz No. 1
Topic: Mozart, Opera.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 560–565
Listening: NAWM 107
Wednesday, February
11
Topic: Beethoven,
First Period.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 567–576; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 273–276 (no. 92)
Listening: NAWM 108
Friday, February 13
Topic: Beethoven,
Second period.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 576–585; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 277–280 (nos. 93–94)
Listening: NAWM 109
Monday, February 16
Topic: Beethoven,
Third period.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 585–594
Listening: NAWM 110
Wednesday, February 18
Midterm Exam No. 1
Friday, February 20
Topic: Romantic
Music.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 595–605
Monday, February 23
Topic: The Lied.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 605–613; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 287–289 (no. 99)
Listening: NAWM
111–113
Wednesday, February 25
Topic: Music for
Piano.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 615–630; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 303–310 (nos.
105–106), 313–315 (no. 108)
Listening: NAWM
116–119
Friday, February 27
Topic: Orchestral
Music.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 631–645; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 296–303 (nos. 103–104)
Listening: NAWM
121–122
Monday, March 2
Topic: Chamber Music.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 645–649
Listening: NAWM 123
Wednesday, March 4
Analysis Paper (due)
Topic: Choral Music.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 650–658
Listening: NAWM 124
Friday, March 6
Topic: Italian Opera.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 659–668
Listening: NAWM 125
Monday, March 9
Topic: French Opera.
German Opera.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 668–675
Listening: NAWM 126
Wednesday, March 11
Listening Quiz No. 2
Topic: Giuseppe Verdi.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 679–689
Listening: NAWM 127
Friday, March 13
Topic: Richard
Wagner.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 690–698; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 319–321 (no. 111)
Listening: NAWM 128
SPRING RECESS (March
14–22)
Monday, March 23
Topic: Exoticism.
Nationalism.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 698–711; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 333–336 (no. 116)
Listening: NAWM
129–130
Wednesday, March 25
Topic: Opera in Other
Lands.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 711–713
Listening: NAWM 131
Friday, March 27
Midterm No. 2
Monday, March 30
Topic: Johannes
Brahms.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 714–726; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 324–329 (no. 113)
Listening: NAWM 132
Wednesday, April 1
Topic: Richard
Strauss.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 726–736
Listening: NAWM 133
Friday, April 3
Topic: Diverging
Traditions.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 737–749
Listening: NAWM 134
Monday, April 6
Topic: Gustav Mahler.
Claude Debussy.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 758–764, 770–785; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 355–358 (no.
125)
Listening: NAWM
137–138
Wednesday, April 8
Topic: The First
Modern Generation.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 785–800
Listening: NAWM
139–140
Friday, April 10
Topic: Schoenberg.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 801–814; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 370–372 (no. 131)
Listening: NAWM
141–142
Monday, April 13
Topic: Berg. Webern.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 814–819; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 403–406 (no. 143–144)
Listening: NAWM
143–144
Wednesday, April 15
Topic: Igor
Stravinsky.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 819–829; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 372–376 (no. 132),
390–394 (no. 138)
Listening: NAWM
145–146
Friday, April 17
Listening Quiz No. 3
Topic: Béla Bartók.
Charles Ives.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 829–843; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 378–382 (no. 134),
360–362 (no. 127)
Listening: NAWM
147–148
Monday, April 20
Topic: France.
Germany. Russia.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 865–880; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 414–418 (no. 148),
421–429 (no. 150)
Listening: NAWM
153–154
Wednesday, April 22
Topic: The Americas.
United States.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 880–886; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 408–412 (no. 146)
Listening: NAWM
155–156
Friday, April 24
Topic: Aaron Copland.
William Grant Still.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 887–892
Listening: NAWM
157–158
Monday, April 27
Topic: Traditional
Media.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 893–896, 908–917
Listening: NAWM
160–162
Wednesday, April 29
Topic: Serialism. New
Sounds and Textures.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 917–931; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 440–452 (no. 153)
Listening: NAWM
163–165
Friday, May 1
Topic: The
Avant-Garde.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 931–940; Weiss & Taruskin, pp. 471–474 (no. 159)
Listening: NAWM
166–167
Monday, May 4
Topic: Minimalism.
The New Accessibility.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 941–944, 952–960
Listening: NAWM
168–170
Wednesday, May 6
Topic:
Neo-Romanticism. Non-Western Musics.
Reading: Burkholder,
pp. 960–965
Listening: NAWM
171–172
Final Exam:
Wednesday, May 13 (11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.)