SYMPHONIC LITERATURE II MUAG Fall Semester, 2016

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SYMPHONIC LITERATURE II MUAG 5820-001 Fall Semester, 2016 David, Director of Orchestral Studies david.itkin@unt.

1 SYMPHONIC LITERATURE II MUAG Fall Semester, 2016 David, Director of Orchestral Studies MPAC (office) [DRAFT OF 8/1/16] Course Content: Broad spectrum study of works in the following categories: shorter and minor works by major composers, concerti, choral/orchestral works, solo vocal works for orchestra, opera. Required texts: (1) Conducting Concerti (David ). [North Texas Press] Course Purpose: To familiarize graduate orchestral conducting majors, related field conductors, and other graduate students in the college of music with a larger portion of the standard symphonic repertoire (from a conductor s point of view) than is possible within the graduate conducting course and/or other courses currently offered. Expected Outcomes: Significant knowledge of the standard repertoire. Methods for Assessing the Expected Outcomes: 1. Evaluation of individual presentations in class. 2. Evaluation of individuals contribution to class discussion. 3. Written and listening exam(s). Course Requirements: 1. Regular class attendance. There is no specific grade deduction for missing class, but regular attendance is assumed. It is best if the professor is notified directly or through another class member if a student will be missing class. 2. Thorough study of all scores to be studied, including background historical materials. 3. High level preparation and execution of assigned presentations. Course Times and Locations: MWF 12:30-1:30 [1:45]pm MPAC

2 Attendance and Grading Policy: Students are graded on the following criteria: Thoroughness of presentations. Regular attendance at class. Observed thoroughness of preparation and study for all classes and active, intelligent participated in class discussion. Final grade is calculated as follows: 20% class presentations; 20% written project; 20% class participation; 40% final exam. --Students are also required to attend the UNT Symphony concerts on September 21, October 24, and November 16. Written project: 5-7 page paper on a topic of your choice (related to course content, but not directly connected to any works studied during the course). Students that have previously taken Symphonic Literature I should not select a topic related to any material in that course. [5-7 pages, double paced, 12 pt times new roman font, with 0.8 inch margins on all sides. Any charts, tables, musical examples, footnotes, etc., are not to be counted toward the desired length of the paper.] Project proposal (1-2 paragraphs describing your proposed subject) due Sept. 12; all project subjects will be finalized by Sept. 19; final paper due no later than Oct. 31. Fall 2016 schedule of classes and works to be studied. All scores can be found in Carrel 458. * = For these works, reading the applicable chapter in Conducting Concerti is required. When a work marked with * is scheduled for a given class period there will be a regular presentation plus a discussion of the reading. Chapters from this text should always be read with while following a score. *** = Reading assignment for this day also includes the two introduction sections in Conducting Concerti. WORKS TO BE STUDIED PRESENTER August 29 Class meeting, syllabus discussion, etc. Beethoven Triple Concerto * / *** 31 Beethoven Piano Concerti 4 & 5 Beethoven Leonore #3, Fidelio Ov. and Egmont Ov. September 2 Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 * [30 ] Glinka Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla [10 ] Weigert Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture [15 ] Wiley 5 No class (Labor Day) 7 Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict [20 ] Lau Berlioz Les Nuit d Etes [40 ] Yim 9 Liszt Piano Concerto #1 * [30 ] Jang Liszt Les Preludes [30 ] Bresemann 12 Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor * Schumann Cello Concerto 14 Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde [30 ] Wagner Overture to Die Meistersinger [15 ] 2

3 16 No class 19 Brahms Piano Concerti 1 [30 ] Brahms Piano Concerti 2 [30 ] 21 Brahms Violin Concerto [30 ] Brahms Double Concerto * [30 ] 23 Grieg Peer Gynt Suites #1 & #2 [30 ] Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor * [30 ] 26 Bizet Carmen 3 [30 ] Lalo Symphonie Espagnole [30 ] 28 Moussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition [40 ] Moussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain [15 ] 30 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 * Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 * October 3 Review session 5 Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations * Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto * 7 R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 [30 ] Franck Symphonie in D minor [30 ] 10 Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice [30 ] Borodin Polovetsian Dances [15 ] Borodin Eine Steppenskizze [15 ] 12 No class (Yom Kippur) 14 Debussy Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" [25 ] Dvorak Cello Concerto * [35 ] 17 [1:00-2:00!] Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2* [20-25 ] Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3* [20-25 ] 19 Rachmaninoff Variations on a theme of Paganini* [30 ] Alfven Midsommarvaka (Swedish Rhapsody #1) [20 ] 21 Elgar Cello Concerto * [25 ] Kodaly Hary Janos Suite [35 ] 24 Weill Kleine Dreigroschenmusik [30 ] Ravel Piano Concerto in G major * [30 ] 26 [1:00-2:00!] Walton Viola Concerto * [30 ] Grofe Grand Canyon Suite 20 [30 ] 28 Review session (optional, student led) 31 Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms [40 ] Still Afro-American Symphony [20 ] November 2 Hanson Symphony No. 2 Barber Overture to "The School for Scandal" 4 Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Barber Violin Concerto 7 Orff Carmina Burana 16 9 Khachaturian Piano Concerto in C * Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez * 11 Copland Fanfare for the Common Man [20 ] Copland Appalachian Spring (Suite) [both versions] [30 ] 3

4 14 Copland Clarinet Concerto [30 ] Korngold Violin Concerto [30 ] 16 Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 * 18 Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Bernstein Candide 1 Bernstein Slava! 21 Review session (optional, student led) 23 No class 28 Bernstein Mass 2 30 Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine Adams The Chairman Dances December 2 No class 5 Puccini La Boheme 11 Puccini Tosca 12 Puccini Gianni Schicchi 15 7 Review session 9 No class Final Exam Date, time, and location TBD Listening/score examination details. Students are responsible for thorough examination and listening (before the class in which the work is discussed!) for each work in its entirely unless the work with marked with a superscript note. When a superscript note is present (see details on following page), students are only responsible for listening to the section(s) of the work detailed in the relevant note, and are also responsible for a reasonable, but not necessarily thorough, familiarity with the complete work. Reasonable but not thorough familiarity with a longer work includes such details as duration, forces required, plot (if any), and understanding of major sections (acts, movements, etc.), if any. Notes: [** = Can be found on discs in Orchestral Studies office. These discs are for your listening in the Orchestral Studies office and are never to be removed from the office. You may copy any or all portions of the discs to your own laptop for easier access if you wish, or listen to them in the office at any time when the office is open. It is advisable to check with Prof. or one of the OS TA s to check availability of the office, but the best times are MWF 1:30 to 5:45pm.]] 1. Overture; Glitter and Be Gay (soprano aria); Make Our Garden Grow (finale). 2. Simple Song; In Nomine Patris; Easy; I Don t Know; Gloria Tibi; Gloria in Excelsis/Half the People; Gospel-Sermon: God Said; Non Credo (and was made man); World Without End; I Believe in God*. [* Extra credit for researching what UNT faculty member was the soloist for this portion of the piece at the Tanglewood performance in 1988 honoring Bernstein s 70 th birthday.] 3. Habañera; Seguidilla; Votre toast ( toreador song ); La fleur que tu m avais jetée ( flower song ). 11. Che gelida manina (tenor aria) Mi chiamano Mimi (soprano aria) - O soave fanciulla (duet). 12. Recondia armonia (tenor aria); Tre sbirri/una carozza (Te Deum) (baritone/chorus); Vissi d arte (soprano aria). 15. Firenze e un albero fiorito (tenor aria); O mio babbino caro (soprano aria). 16. O fortuna; Estuans interius; Olim Lacus; Ego sum Abbas; In Taberna Quando Sumus; Veni venias; In trutina. Tempus est iocundum. 20. For listening and score ID you are responsible only for Sunrise and On the Trail. 4

5 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Students caught cheating or plagiarizing will receive a "0" for that particular assignment or exam [or specify alternative sanction, such as course failure]. Additionally, the incident will be reported to the Dean of Students, who may impose further penalty. According to the UNT catalog, the term cheating" includes, but is not limited to: a. use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; b. dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; c. the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a faculty or staff member of the university; d. dual submission of a paper or project, or resubmission of a paper or project to a different class without express permission from the instructor(s); or e. any other act designed to give a student an unfair advantage. The term plagiarism includes, but is not limited to: a. the knowing or negligent use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment; and b. the knowing or negligent unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials. LINK: STUDENT BEHAVIOR Student behavior that interferes with an instructor s ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Dean of Students to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. LINK: Student Code of Conduct - ACCESS TO INFORMATION EAGLE CONNECT Your access point for business and academic services at UNT occurs at my.unt.edu. All official communication from the university will be delivered to your Eagle Connect account. For more information, please visit the website that explains Eagle Connect. LINK: eagleconnect.unt.edu/ ADA STATEMENT The University of North Texas makes reasonable academic accommodation for students with disabilities. Students seeking accommodation must first register with the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) to verify their eligibility. If a disability is verified, the ODA will provide you with an accommodation letter to be delivered to faculty to begin a private discussion regarding your specific needs in a course. You may request accommodations at any time, however, ODA notices of accommodation should be provided as early as possible in the semester to avoid any delay in implementation. Note that students must obtain a new letter of accommodation for every semester and must meet with each faculty member prior to implementation in each class. For additional information see the Office of Disability Accommodation. LINK: disability.unt.edu. (Phone: (940) ) Fall Semester Academic Schedule (with Add/Drop Dates) Final Exam Schedule 5

6 Financial Aid and Satisfactory Academic Progress Undergraduates A student must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to continue to receive financial aid. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in addition to successfully completing a required number of credit hours based on total registered hours per term. Students cannot exceed attempted credit hours above 150% of their required degree plan. If a student does not maintain the required standards, the student may lose their financial aid eligibility. Students holding music scholarships must maintain a minimum 2.5 overall cumulative GPA and 3.0 cumulative GPA in music courses. If at any point you consider dropping this or any other course, please be advised that the decision to do so may have the potential to affect your current and future financial aid eligibility. It is recommended that you to schedule a meeting with an academic advisor in your college or visit the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships office to discuss dropping a course being doing so. LINK: Graduates A student must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to continue to receive financial aid. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA in addition to successfully completing a required number of credit hours based on total registered hours per term. Music scholarships require a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Students cannot exceed maximum timeframes established based on the published length of the graduate program. If a student does not maintain the required standards, the student may lose their financial aid eligibility. If at any point you consider dropping this or any other course, please be advised that the decision to do so may have the potential to affect your current and future financial aid eligibility. It is recommended you schedule a meeting with an academic advisor in your college, an advisor in UNT- International or visit the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships office to discuss dropping a course. LINK: RETENTION OF STUDENT RECORDS Student records pertaining to this course are maintained in a secure location by the instructor of record. All records such as exams, answer sheets (with keys), and written papers submitted during the duration of the course are kept for at least one calendar year after course completion. Course work completed via the Blackboard online system, including grading information and comments, is also stored in a safe electronic environment for one year. You have a right to view your individual record; however, information about your records will not be divulged to other individuals without the proper written consent. You are encouraged to review the Public Information Policy and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) laws and the university s policy in accordance with those mandates. Link: essc.unt.edu/registrar/ferpa.html 6

University of North Texas College of Music MUAG Fundamentals of Conducting Spring 2016 Course Syllabus

University of North Texas College of Music MUAG 3800.004 Fundamentals of Conducting Spring 2016 Course Syllabus Dr. Nicholas Enrico Williams, Instructor (nicholas.williams@unt.edu) Office: MPAC Annex Room