Below you will find copies of all lecture slides, hand outs, and recordings of pieces played in section F4 (Thursdays) of Mu 110, spring 2017.

Class #1 (February 2): Course introduction, musical meaning, elements of music

Lecture slides: 01-intro-and-texture-f4

In-class writing: 01-worksheet-intro-to-listening

Handout: assignment description for online discussions is available here.

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window)

Class #2 (February 16): Musical form, part 1

Lecture slides: 02-melody-texture-f4

In-class reading, Aaron Copland, What to Listen for in Music (1939): copland-what-to-listen-for-in-music-intro

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window), except for the demonstration of pizzicato, which is in the following video.

  • Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 4, IV. Allegro Pizzicato (1928), performed by the Amadeus Quartet)

Classes #3 and 4 (February 23): Live music AND Musical rhythm, dance, and Baroque courts

Lecture slides: 03-rhythm-f4

In-class reading, Pierre Rameau (1725): rameau-an-account-at-versailles

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window), except for the demonstrations of dancing, which are available in the videos below:

Class #5 (March 2): The Enlightenment and the Classical style

Lecture slides: 04-form-classical-f4

In-class reading: 04-enlightenment-writing

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window), except for the videos below:

Class #6 (March 9): Musical analysis, Lieder, and Franz Schubert

Lecture slides: 05 schubert F4

In-class writing: 05 in-class analysis handout

Handout, follow-up to in-class writing on the Enlightenment: 05 follow-up in-class writing Enlightenment

The piece analyzed in class, Franz Schubert’s Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2 (1814) is available below and in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window):

 

Class #7 (March 16): Symphonies and comparing stylistic periods

Lecture slides: 06 symphonies F4

Worksheet, comparing stylistic periods of symphonies: 06 symphony comparison

Handout, follow-up to in-class writing on musical analysis: 06 Musical analysis definitions

Handout, midterm review: available here

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window)

 

Class #8 (March 23): Richard Wagner

Lecture slides: 07 midterm and wagner F4

Handout, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament (1801): Beethoven – Heiligenstadt Testament

Handout, writings of Richard Wagner: 07 Wagner writings

Text, Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, “Liebestod” (1865): 07 Liebestod text

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window)

Class #9 (March 30): Music as (class) identity

Lecture slides: 08 class identity F4

Handout, follow-up to Class #7 in-class writing on Richard Wagner: 08 Wagner follow-up

Handout, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, A General History of Music, Volume 1 (1788-1801): 08 Forkel

In-class reading, Langston Hughes, I, Too (1945): 08 I, Too by Langston Hughes _ Poetry Foundation

Text, Robert Johnson, Cross Roads Blues (take 1) (1936): 08 Robert Johnson, Cross Roads Blues

Text, Dead Prez, Hell Yeah (Pimp the System) (2003): 08 Dead Prez – Hell Yeah

All music played in class is available in the sidebar playlist (to the right in this window)

 

Class #11 (April 27): Music as a social activity: Opera

In lieu of a class meeting, you were asked to read the following blog post. Feel free to comment or ask questions, just as you would in class: https://drjonesmusic.me/2017/04/25/opera-class-11-section-f4/ 

 

Class #12 (May 1): Music as escape

Lecture slides: 12 escape F4

Texts and translations for music played in class: 12 pierrot texts

Music played in class:

  • Nine Inch Nails, “Hurt” (1994): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPz21cDK7dg
  • Johnny Cash, “Hurt” (2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc
  • Turkish Janissary band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOfib-2r9I
  • Franz Haydn, Symphony No. 100 “Military,” II. Allegretto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RmwapsXnrg
  • Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, 1. Mondestrunken (Moon-drunk) and 8. Nacht (Night)
  • Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, 18. Der Mondfleck (The Moonfleck)

All other pieces played in class are available in the playlist to the right in this window.

 

Class #13 (May 11): Minimalism

Lecture slides: 13 minimalism F4

Handout, follow-up to in-class writing on active listening: 13 active listening follow-up

Handout, texts for pieces played in class: 13 minimalism texts

Music played in class:

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, chronological survey of the opening chords of Symphony No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhlQUBsd6g
  • Alvin Lucier, I Am Sitting in a Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAxHlLK3Oyk
  • Steve Reich, Clapping Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1y_oWgIkgE
  • Steve Reich, Drumming, part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2swfLur5WQ
  • Frederic Rzewski, Coming Together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDSwxZVxtjs

All other pieces played in class are available in the playlist to the right in this window.