MUS-117 Master Composers II

The complimentary study (with MUS 111) of canonic pieces of Western Music Literature as well as critical issues involved in the assertion of canonicity or "greatness". Students will consider a number of genres including concerti, opera, and symphony.

Credits

3

Department

• Visual and Performing Arts

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MUS 117: Master Composers II

Department

Visual and Performing Arts

Course Description

The complimentary study (with MUS 111) of canonic pieces of Western Music Literature as well as critical issues involved in the assertion of canonicity or "greatness". Students will consider a number of genres including concerti, opera, and symphony.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply basic technical nomenclature pertinent to engaging music literature (concerti, opera, fugue, and symphony) parametrically and structurally
2. Apply basic features characteristic of conventional historic style periods
3. Write a response to selected texts in order to construct an informed aesthetic judgment

Topic Outline

1. MUS 117 proceeds by genre, investigating the concerto, opera, and the symphony; within each genre, we proceed more or less chronologically.
2. 1. Concerto
3.     a. Structure and style
4.     b. Chronology and influence
5. 2. Opera
6.     a. Structure and style
7.     b. Chronology and influence
8. 3. Symphony
9.     a. Structure and style
10.     b. Chronology and influence
11. 4. Experimental music (if time allows)
12.     a. Style
13.     b. Chronology and influence
14. Specific repertory varies from term to term. We will concomitantly consider various topics in canon formation and criticism; issues arising from these considerations will be the basis for in-class journaling and periodic writing assignments, as described above.