W 9/3              Course introduction

 

UNIT I: THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD

 

F 9/5                The Medieval world; monophonic chant and the mass (Bonds, 14-21)

 

M 9/8               Hildegard von Bingen and liturgical drama; the troubadours and trouvères (Bonds, 22-49) [1, 2]

W 9/10            Early polyphony: oganum, clausula, conductus (Bonds, 50-65)

F 9/12              The Ars Nova: the Roman de Fauvel and the Medieval motet (Bonds, 66-70) [3]

 

**Sunday 9/14            The Rose Ensemble sing (chant) the Vespers at the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, 4:00 p.m. (free)

 

M 9/15             The Medieval polyphonic mass (Bonds, 70-85) [4]

 

 

UNIT II: THE RENAISSANCE

 

W 9/17            Introduction to the Renaissance (Bonds, 86-97)

F 9/19              The musical style of the Renaissance: motets by Du Fay and Josquin (Bonds, 98-113, 125-128) [5, 6]

 

M 9/22             The Renaissance Mass; Concert review/essay #1 due (Bonds, 114-124) [7, 8]

W 9/24            The 16^th century: madrigal and secular song (Bonds, 142-154) [9, 10]

F 9/26              Palestrina and the counter-reformation (Bonds, 154-161) [11]

 

M 9/29             Instrumental music of the Renaissance (guest lecture-performers, Clea Galhano, recorder and Phil Rukavina, lute) (Bonds, 134-141 and 160-67)

 

 

UNIT III: THE BAROQUE

 

W 10/1            Introduction to the Baroque; Listening test #1 (Bonds, 174-183)

F 10/3              No class (CMS Miami)

 

M 10/6             No class (CMS Miami)

W 10/8            Written test #1

F 10/10            The Seconda Prattica: Giulio Caccini and Le Nuove Musiche (Bonds, 184-199) [12]

 

M 10/13           Monteverdi and the madrigal (Tomlinson; Bonds, 200-209) [13, 14]

W 10/15          Monteverdi and early opera (Bonds, 209-214) [15]

F 10/17            Secular vocal music of the 17^th century: Barbara Strozzi and Henry Purcell (Bonds, 230) [16, 17]

 

M 10/20           Sacred vocal music of the 17^th century: Heinrich Schütz and Giovanni Gabrieli (Bonds, 214-217) [18, 19]

W 10/22          Louis XIV and “pre-national” French opera (Bonds, 218-222) [20]

F 10/24            No class (Fall break)

 

M 10/27           French keyboard music during Louis XIV’s reign; Paper #1 due [21, 22]

W 10/29          The Italian concerto: Corelli and Vivaldi (Bonds, 254-261) [23, 24]

F 10/31            George Frideric Handel: Italian opera and oratorio (Bonds, 222-239) [25]

 

**Sunday 11/2            Mozart’s Requiem at St. Agnes Church, St. Paul, 10:30 a.m. (free)

 

M 11/3             J.S. Bach and the Lutheran church cantata (Bonds, 237, 240-247) [26]

W 11/5            J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion [27]

F 11/7              J.S. Bach’s instrumental music; the Baroque suite (Bonds, 248-254, 260-261) [28, 29]

 

M 11/10           J.S. Bach’s music for the keyboard; Concert review/essay #2 due (Bonds, 268-275)

W 11/12          Written test #2

F 11/14            J.S. Bach and the organ (guest lecture-performer, Winston Kaehler)

 

 

UNIT IV: PRE-CLASSICISM AND CLASSICISM

 

M 11/17           Introduction to the Enlightenment; Listening test #2 (Bonds, 276-285)

W 11/19          “Pre-classicism”: the style galant and the sons of J.S. Bach (Bonds, 286-301) [30]

F 11/21            Baroque opera in the theater (guest lecturer, Nicholas McGegan)

 

M 11/24           What was tonality?; Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (McClary); Paper #2 due

W 11/26          Introduction to Viennese Classicism: Joseph Haydn (Bonds, 302-321) [31]

F 11/28            No class (Thanksgiving break, official)

 

M 12/1             Haydn and the 18^th-century symphony [32]

W 12/3            Mozart’s instrumental music (Solomon; Bonds, 320-325) [33]

F 12/5              Opera Buffa and Pergolesi; Gluck and Opera Reform (Bonds, 326-332) [34]

 

M 12/8             Performing Mozart’s operatic music (guest lecture-performers, Barb Brooks and vocalist TBA)

W 12/10          Mozart and the operatic synthesis: Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte (Bonds, 333-345) [35, 36]

F 12/12            Mozart’s Don Giovanni; final exam preparation; final course evaluations

 

 

FINAL EXAM (combined written and listening): Tuesday, 12/16, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Paper #3 due at final exam