Peck School of the Arts - Department of Music

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Peck School of the Arts - Department of Music

Music 311Lec 001: Music in the Baroque Era, 3 cr

Fall 2016

Dr. Timothy Noonan

Meets TR 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in MUS 230, from September 6 to December 13

Office: MUS 131, phone 229-2286

E-mail: ; please put Music 311 in the subject line.

Office hour: Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 a.m., and by appointment.

Prerequisites: Open to juniors and above; Music 211, 212, and 307; 4 semesters of music theory.

Texts: David Schulenberg, Music of the Baroque, third edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014; ISBN 978-0-19-994201-5), for which the UWM Bookstore quotes $77.95, and its accompanying Music of the Baroque: An Anthology of Scores, third edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014; ISBN 978-0-19-994202-2), $67.95.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Gain a solid comprehension of basso continuo and realization of figured bass.

2. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the origins and early history of opera.

3. Know the origins and early styles of the principal instrumental genres, particularly the sonata, concerto, and opera overture.

4. Gain a strong knowledge base in the life, works, and style of Claudio Monteverdi and Johann

Sebastian Bach.

5. Gain a fuller understanding of the emergence of functional tonality.

Materials needed: Pen and notebook, or laptop, for note-taking. Always bring your Anthology to class. Bringing your textbook is optional.

Reading requirements: Readings in the Schulenberg text are listed in the schedule. You should read the pages cited during or before the week in question; it would be wise to read ahead when you have time. We will read nearly the entire volume, but we cannot cover everything in class. In order to help you focus on those passages that we will discuss the most, the schedule specifies each week's principal topics.

Listening requirements: You are responsible for all the music listed on the schedule below. Recordings are available via the library’s catalogue. Always listen to the assigned music at least once before the class in which we discuss it. You must be the judge of how many hearings you require in order to become familiar with the repertoire. But remember, in all cases we will be making certain points about each work, and you need to listen with these ideas in mind. Only listen when you can concentrate on the music, free of distractions.

Term paper: Students are required to write a term paper. It is due on Thursday, November 17. Students will be asked to hand in a bibliography early on, and will be encouraged to give brief oral reports on their progress during the semester. Everyone will give a summary presentation late in the course. Undergraduate papers should total 8-10 pages, and graduate, 12-15 pages.

Graduate Student Reading: Graduate students, in addition to writing a more substantial paper, are required to read two articles and present summaries to the class.

Exams: There will be a mid-term exam on Thursday, March 12, and a final exam on Tuesday, May 12. There will be a listening component in each exam. If you have to miss the mid-term, you need to contact me on or before the next meeting day to arrange for a make-up exam, or you will receive a zero on the exam.

Discussion: Class meetings will consist of lecture, listening, and discussion. You should always expect to speak up in class, ask and answer questions, and share your ideas. To this end, you should come prepared, with a handle on the current readings and listening repertory.

Time Commitment: I anticipate the student should commit three hours weekly for the lectures and discussion and approximately six hours each week in reading, listening, score study, and outside assignments. This, of course, is an estimate and will vary from week to week.

University Policies:

If you will need accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of this course, please see the instructor as soon as possible. University Policies governing the conduct of this and other UWM courses can be found at:

Protecting your hearing

Student-Hearing-Protection_Guide.pdf

Students with disabilities

Religious observances

Students called to active military duty

Incompletes

Discriminatory conduct

Academic misconduct

Complaint procedures

Grade appeal procedures

Firearms and dangerous weapons

Final examination policy

Weather - Class cancellationssee UWM Home Page or call 414 229-4444

What is copyright?
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Participation: Attendance and active participation are mandatory and worth 10% of the final grade. Attendance is recorded at each meeting. The instructor on an individual basis excuses absences. Excused absences are granted for illness, family emergency, or personal exigencies. Each unexcused absence will lower your grade by 5 percentage points. If you attend regularly, your attendance grade will be 100. If you fail to appear in class (or contact us to explain your absence), it will be lowered. In other words, irresponsibility is penalized, but illness and other emergencies are not.

Grading: The basis of grading the exams will be a combination of objective “right or wrong” answers and of my judgment of the more subjective aspects of your work. That is, you will be required to recall factual information, and you will have the opportunity to show what you know in broader essay-style questions. Some, though not all, of the content of the exams will test your knowledge of the “Learning Outcomes” listed above. There is no possibility of extra credit in this class. Your final grade will be based on these components:

mid-term exam25%

term paper35%

attendance10%

final exam30%

Grading Scale:

A 93-100B- 80-82D+ 67-69

A- 90-92C+77-79D 63-66

B+ 87-89C73-76D- 60-62

B 83-86C-70-72F 0-59

Fractions between, e.g. 82.4, are rounded to the closest integer.

Semester Schedule

Week 1: September 6, 8

topics: course introduction, some basic concepts, late Renaissance I

text: chapter 1

repertoire:

Palestrina, Dum complerentur

Week 2: September 13, 15

topic: late Renaissance II

text: chapter 2

repertoire:

Lassus, Timor et tremor

Monteverdi, Luci serene

Week 3: September 20, 22

topics: basso continuo, monody

text: chapter 3

repertoire:

Caccini, Sfogava con le stelle

Week 4: September 27, 29

topics: Monteverdi and his operas, opera in Venice

text: chapter 4

repertoire:

Monteverdi, L’Orfeo, act II, excerpts

Cavalli, Calisto, excerpts

Week 5: October 4, 6

topic: cantata

text: chapter 5

repertoire:

Barbara Strozzi, Ardo in tacitofoco

Alessandro Scarlatti, Correa nelsenoamato, excerpts

Week 6: October 11, 13

topics: Lully, sacred music part I

text: chapters 6 and 7

repertoire:

Lully, Armide, excerpts

Giovanni Gabrieli, In ecclesiis

Week 7: October 18, 20

topic: sacred music part II

text: chapter 7 (continued)

repertoire:

Schütz, Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?, SWV 415

Carissimi, Jephte, excerpts

Week 8: October 25, 27

topics: late Baroque opera, Handel, Rameau

text: chapter 8

repertoire:

Handel, Orlando, excerpts

Week 9: November 1, 3

Mid-Term Exam on Thursday

topics: sacred music of Bach and Handel

text: chapter 9

repertoire:

Bach, Cantata no. 127: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’r Mensch und Gott

Handel, Jephtha, excerpts

Week 10: November 8, 10

topics: solo instrumental music: toccata and suite

text: chapter 10

repertoire:

Frescobaldi, Toccata no. 7 from Libro II

Jacquet de la Guerre, excerpts from Suite no. 3 in A minor

Week 11: November 15, 17

Paper due on Thursday

topics: solo instrumental music: fugue and pièce

text: chapter 11

repertoire:

Buxtehude, Praeludium in A minor, BuxWV 153

J. S. Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue in G major

François Couperin, Vingt-unièmeordre, excerpts

Week 12: November 22

topic: sonata

text: chapters 12

repertoire:

Marini, Sonata variata for violin and continuo

Biber, Sonata no. 5 in E minor for violin and continuo

Corelli, Sonata in C for violin and continuo, Op. 5 No. 3

Week 13: November 29, December 1

topics: sinfonia, concerto; presentations

text: chapter 13

repertoire:

Torelli, Sinfonia in D for trumpet, strings, and continuo, G. 8

Corelli, Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8

Vivaldi, Concerto in E major for violin, strings, and continuo, Op. 3 No. 12, RV 265

J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047

Week 14: December 6, 8

topics: early Classical music; presentations; summarizing

text: chapter 14

Week 15: December 13

topics: early Classical music; presentations; summarizing

text: chapter 14

Our final exam will take place on Wednesday, December 21, from 10 a.m. until noon, in our regular room. Please do not request an alternate exam time.