Music History Medieval to Baroque

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1 Music History Medieval to Baroque Alyson Payne (269) Objective: A survey of music history beginning with Medieval through the Baroque period with emphasis on preparing the students for further study. By the end of the class you should: Be familiar with the stylistic concepts and historical background of Western art music from Be able to aurally distinguish different musical styles Be able to discuss these styles in the language used by scholars and professionals Grading: There will be four quizzes and a final exam. Quizzes consist of multiple choice questions and identifying listening examples. For listening examples, you must supply the composer (first and last names), the title, the section, and the genre. You will have one test, the final exam that has listening, multiple choice and an essay section. There will be other assignments given in a pop quiz manner as an in-class assignment. Additionally, you will have several short take-home assignments. Quizzes (4) % each Final Exam % Attendance % Participation --- 5% Take-Home Assignments % In-Class Assignments % Time Line Project % Time Line Project: For each historical period covered, make a time-line of important events. Please include composers (birth death), and three other important events of your choosing. (For example, in the medieval period you could include the genesis of the motet ca. 1225). Make one for Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Attendance: A student is allowed five absences. The sixth absence results in failure. Course Materials: You do not have to buy a book for this class. All readings/cds/scores will be available at the library for you to use there. I will also have study guides and handouts, so it s best if you have a three-ring binder to keep them in. 1

2 Class 1: Introduction, Medieval musical style, A Who s Who of Medieval Composers Assignment: Read pgs and in A History of Western Music 6 th edition Listening: Alleluia: Vidimus Stellam CD 1 Tracks: On Music: An Appreciation Class 2: Introduction to the Middle Ages, Chant Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Read pgs in Understanding Music, 3 rd Edition Listening: Hildegard of Bingen O successores On CD 1 Track 46 On Music: An Appreciation Class 3: Chant and the Roman Liturgy, Mass and the Office Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Mass for Christmas Day On Norton Recorded Anthology (NRA) CD 1, Track 4 Kyrie Track 5 Gloria * Google Hildegard of Bingen. How many hits do you get? Explore one or two of the websites and prepare a short report on findings (2 or 3 minutes) Class 4: Notre Dame Polyphony Assignments: Read pgs in HofWM Read pgs in Understanding Music Listening: Leonin Alleluia Pascha nostrum On NRA CD 1 Tracks Perotin Sederunt On NRA CD 1 Tracks MEDIEVAL MUSIC THEORY!! Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Choose a short text in English or Latin. Next, select a church mode. Write a composition that mimics the ones we have studied so far (chant, organum) Class 5: The Origin of the Motet Assignments: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Amours mi font/en mai/flos Filius eius On NRA CD 1 Track 46 2

3 Philippe de Vitry In arboris/ Tuba sacre/virgo sum On NRA CD 1 Track 47 Class 6: QUIZ 1 Begin Secular Music and Instruments Class 7: Secular Music and Instruments Assigments: Read pgs in HofWM Read pgs in Understanding Listening: Adam de la Halle Robins m aime On NRA CD 1 Track 21 Beatriz de Dia A chantar On NRA CD 1 Track 23 Istampita Palamento On NRA CD1 Track Class 8: Machuat Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Machuat: Rose, liz printemps, verdure On NRA CD 2 Track 1-3 Machuat: From Messe de Notre Dame, Agnus Dei On NRA CD 2 Track 4-6 Class 9: England and Burgundy, Dunstable and DuFay Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Dunstable Motet Quam pulchra es On NRA CD2 Track Class 10: QUIZ 2 Dufay Ballade Se la face ay pale On NRA CD2 Track 19 Dufay From Missa Se la face ay pale: Gloria On NRA CD 2/Track

4 Class 11: Introduction to the Renaissance Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Read Humanism and the reawakening in From the Renaissance Also flip through and look at the pictures. Can you infer anything about the music of time from the artwork? Class 12: Ockeghem and Des Prez Assignment: Read pgs Listening: Ockeghem Missa De plus en plus The Kyrie and the Agnus Dei On NRA CD2/Tracks Des Prez Missa Pange lingua The Kyrie and the Credo On NRA CD2/Tracks Des Prez Motet: De profundis clamavi ad te On NRA CD2/ Tracks Class 13: The Italian and English Madrigal Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Cipriano de Rore Madrigal: Da le belle contrade d oriente On NRA CD2/Track 58 Thomas Weelkes Madrigal O Care, thou wilt despatch me On NRA CD 3/ Track Class 13: Renaissance Instrumental Music Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Dowland Air Flow, my tears On NRA CD 3/Tracks24-26 Byrd Pavana Lachrymae On NRA CD 3 Track Class 14: The Reformation and the Counter-Reformation Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass 4

5 Class 15: QUIZ 3 On Payne CD, All five movements Class 16: Introduction to the Baroque Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Make a list of ways that Renaissance musical style differs from that of the Baroque period. What can be considered innovations? What is still the same? Class 17: Early Opera Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Read pgs in From the Renaissance Listening: Monteverdi Prologue: Dal mio Permesso Act II: Vi ricorda and In un fiorito prato On NRA CD 4 Tracks 1-17 Class 18 Baroque Opera Continued Assignment: Read pgs and in HofWM Listening: Cesti Orontea: Act II Scene 17 Intorno all idol mio On NRA CD 4/Track Lully Armide Ouverture and Act II, Scene 5: Enfin il est en ma puissance On NRA CD 5/ Track 1-8 Purcell Dido and Aeneas: Act III Scene 2: Thy Hand Belinda (Not Chorus) On NRA CD 5/ Track 7-9 Class 19: Secular and Sacred Vocal Music Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Grandi Motet O quam tu pulchra es On NRA CD 4 Track Carissimi Oratorio Historia di Jephte: Plorate colles; Plorate filii Israel On NRA CD 4 Tracks Class 20: Baroque Instrumental Music Assignment: Read pgs and in HofWM Listening: Frescobaldi Toccata no. 3 On NRA CD 4 Track 45 Buxtehude Choral Prelude: Danket dem Hernn On NRA CD 5 Track

6 Couperin Vingt-cinquieme ordre On NRA CD 5 Track Corelli Trio Sonata Op. 3 No. 2 On NRA CD 5 Track Class 21: Baroque Instrumental Music Continued Assignment: Read pgs and in HofWM Class 22: QUIZ 4 Class 23: Antonio Vivaldi Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 3 no. 3 First movement and Second movement On NRA CD 5 Tracks Vivaldi Concerto for Violin op. 9 no. 2 Second movement On NRA CD 5 Track 41 Vivaldi La Primavera from The Four Seasons (Concerto for Violin and Strings, op. 8 no. 1) First movement On Music: An Appreciation CD 1 Tracks Class 24: Jean-Philippe Rameau Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie Act IV Scene 1 Ah! Faut-il On NRA CD 5 Track 42 Class 25: Johann Sebastian Bach Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM Listening: J.S. Bach Organ Chorale Durch Adams Fall On CD 5 Track 45 J.S. Bach From the Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Chorus, Tenor Recitative, and Aria On CD 6 Tracks 1-7 Class 26: George Frideric Handel Assignment: Read pgs in HofWM 6

7 Class 27: Review Listening: Handel Oratorio Saul Act II Scene 10 On NRA CD 6 Tracks Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Ouverture and Bourree PAYNE CD Tracks 1-2 Class 28: Time Line Project Due and Final Exam 7