Music 348: Music History and Literature to 1750
Charles McKnight
LH 107D 251-6487
Office hours: 2:00-3:00 M-W-F
Goals: The mission of the UNCA Department of Music is to explore the many connections and interactions between music and all facets of human life and culture through instruction and performance. We seek to:
• promote music as an integral component in UNCA’s liberal arts curriculum;
• provide high-quality preparation for students seeking careers in the music profession;
• provide opportunities for self-expression and personal growth through participation in music;
• enrich the cultural life of the University and the community.
In keeping with this mission this course aims to acquaint you with the basic styles and developments in Western music up to the middle of the 17th century. We will attempt to discover links with the major artistic trends that you have studied in Humanities and to show how music has helped shape some of those movements. We will accomplish these goals by critically listening to examples of music.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:The University of North Carolina at Asheville is committed to making courses, programs and activities accessible to persons with documented disabilities. Students requiring reasonable accommodations must register with the Disability Services Office by providing supporting documentation. All information provided will remain confidential. For more information please contact the Disability Services Office at (828)232-5050 or or visit them in the OneStop Student Services Center.
Texts:Music in Western Civilization, Vol. I, by Craig Wright and Bryan Simms
Anthology for Music in Western Civilization, Vol. I
Quizzes: There will be a brief quiz at the beginning of each class. Each quiz will consist of three questions, two on the material presented in the previous class and one on the day’s reading assignment. The quizzes will be projected during the first five minutes of class and cannot be made up if missed. I will drop three quiz grades at the end of the semester when I calculate your average.
Grading: Your semester grade will consist of :
50% = Average of first 5 tests
30% = Quiz average
20% = Final Exam
Assignments: Chapters in text & anthology
Monday, 18 AugustAncient Greece
Chapters 1 & 2
Wednesday, 20 AugustMonastery and Convent
Chapter 3
Friday, 22 AugustMedieval Music Theory
Chapter 4
Monday, 25 AugustLater Medieval Chant
Chapter 5
Wednesday, 27 AugustSecular Monody
Chapter 6
Friday, 29 AugustEarly Polyphony
Chapter 7
Monday, 1 SeptemberNotre Dame Polyphony
Chapter 8
Wednesday, 3 SeptemberConductus and Motet
Chapter 9
Friday, 5 SeptemberLate Medieval Music Theory & French Court Music
Chapters 10 & 11
Monday, 8 SeptemberMachaut
Chapter 12
Wednesday, 10 SeptemberAvignon
Chapter 13
Friday, 12 SeptemberTest 1
Chapters 1 - 13
Monday, 15 SeptemberItaly
Chapters 14 & 15
Wednesday, 17 SeptemberEngland
Chapter 16
Friday, 19 SeptemberBurgundy
Chapter 17
Monday, 22 SeptemberThe French Court
Chapter 18
Wednesday, 24 SeptemberThe Netherlands
Chapter 19
Friday, 26 SeptemberTest 2
Chapters 14-19
Monday, 29 SeptemberFlorentine Popular Music
Chapter 20
Wednesday, 1 OctoberJosquin
Chapter 21
Friday, 3 OctoberNo class.
Monday, 6 OctoberFall Break
Wednesday, 8 OctoberParis
Chapter 22
Friday, 10 OctoberInstrumental Music
Chapter 23
Monday, 13 OctoberReformation
Chapter 24
Wednesday, 15 OctoberCounter-Reformation
Chapter 25
Friday, 17 OctoberElizabethan England
Chapter 26
Monday, 20 OctoberMadrigal and Lute Song
Chapter 27
Wednesday, 22 OctoberItalian Madrigal
Chapter 28
Friday, 24 OctoberTest 3
Chapters 20-28
Monday, 27 OctoberEarly Baroque Music
Chapter 29
Wednesday, 29 OctoberEarly Opera
Chapter 30
Friday, 31 OctoberStile Concertato
Chapter 31
Monday, 3 NovemberSacred Music in Rome
Chapter 32
Wednesday, 5 NovemberItalian Instrumental Music
Chapter 33
Friday, 7 NovemberGerman Instrumental Music
Chapter 34
Monday, 10 NovemberFrench Vocal & Instrumental Music
Chapters 35 & 36
Wednesday, 12 NovemberTest 4
Chapters 29-36
Friday, 14 NovemberPurcell
Chapter 37
Monday, 17 NovemberHandel
Chapter 38
Wednesday, 19 NovemberBach in Weimar and Cöthen
Chapter 39
Friday, 21 NovemberBach in Leipzig
Chapter 40
Monday, 24 NovemberTest 5
Chapters 37-40
Wednesday, 25 NovemberThanksgiving Break
Friday, 27 NovemberThanksgiving Break
Monday, 1 DecemberUndergraduate Research Symposium
No class.
Monday, 8 DecemberFinal Exam 8:00-10:30 a.m.
Chapters 1-40