Day 1: Welcome, listening through another person’s ears (T Aug 27 / Th Aug 29)
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Piece played before class: Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring (1944)
Pieces played in class that are readily available online:
- Ke$ha, “We R Who We R” (2010)
- The Weeknd, “The Hills” (2015)
- Simon and Garfunkel, “Scarborough Fair” (1966)
- Lil Wayne and Drake, “Right Above It” (2015)
Anonymous, Kyrie eleison (c. 500 AD)
Orlando di Lasso, Kyrie eleison from Missa Bell’ Amfitrit, altera(1610)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Duets for Flute and Oboe, “Der Volgelfanger bin ich ja” (1791)
Franz Schubert, Die Forelle (1817)
Philip Glass, Einstein on the Beach, “Knee-Play 1” (1975)
Day 2: Musical portraits I; The writing portfolio; Intro to musical elements I (texture, melody) (T Sep 3 / Th Sep 12)
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Video played in class (Melody and expectations — sing along!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk
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Music played in class
Piece played before class: Igor Stravinsky, “Gavotte” from Pulcinella (1920): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJUVjd4mQU
Ahmet Kuşgöz & Ensemble, Hasan ‘im
Day 3: Thinking like a musicologist I: the Medieval and Renaissance periods (T Sep 10 / Th Sep 19)
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Music played in class
Piece played before class: Josquin des Prez, Absalom, fili mi (1513): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2MuqpcfuM4
Day 4: Thinking like a musicologist II: Baroque (T Sep 17 / Th Sep 26)
The music played before class was Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Violin Concerto “Autumn”
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Videos played in class:
- Pavane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVBlFUb0g60&t=3s
- Galliard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDCxv3Hv2g&t=10s
- Courante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFM3RHt128o
- Gavotte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9b6ldKKqu0
- Musical stereotypes interview (from Twitter): https://twitter.com/adam22/status/1173289165271654400
Day 5: Form (T Sep 24 / Th Oct 3)
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Day 6: Thinking like a musicologist III: Classical (T Oct 15 / Th Oct 10)
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in c minor, I. Allegro con brio – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msolhqi-PC0&t=140s
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World,” Op. 95 IV. Allegro con fuoco – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMPh3AtBZY
Joseph Haydn, String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3, “The Emperor,” I. Allegro (exposition) (1796-97) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHJolteDIzc
Day 7: Thinking like a musicologist IV: Intro to musical analysis (T Oct 22 / Th Oct 17)
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Franz Schubert, Der Erlkönig (1815)
- Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XP5RP6OEJI
- Performed by Jessye Norman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8noeFpdfWcQ
Day 8: Midterm and Writing Portfolio Revisited (T Oct 29 / Th Oct 24)
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Writing Portfolio examples, available here
Day 9: Musical careers I, Opera I: the Baroque and Classical periods (T Nov 5 / Th Oct 31)
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Music played in class
- “Bebi, notsa” (Creek lullaby): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x3wafd5Pt0
- “Shortenin’ Bread” (children’s song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcbvKm-r2d0
- “Early in the mornin’” (prison work song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsiYfk5RV_Q
- Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, “Come Away, Fellow Sailors”: https://videopress.com/v/c57htxDo
- Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, “When I Am Laid in Earth”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB4cpRq16M
Day 10: Music criticism and Opera II: Romantic period (T Nov 12 / Th Nov 7)
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Day 11: Impressionism and Expressionism (T Nov 19 / Th Nov 14)
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Music played in class
Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire (1912)
- Movements 1 and 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_6JCGB2kxI
- Movement 18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhwy3mk5jhY
