VANIER COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT



A-23 Template SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1VANIER COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENTFaculty of Arts, Business and Social SciencesHistory III 551-311-VA Semester: enter semesterSection(s): enter all your section numbersPonderation: 2-1-1 Prerequisites: 551-211-VAInstructor:Click here to enter text.Office:Click here to enter text.E-Mail:e-mail@vaniercollege.qc.caTelephone:744-7500 ext: enter#Office Hours:As posted on Omnivox (and by appointment)Web Site: Enter URL or a blank space to removeCourse Description: The students receive a survey of two musical eras, usually the Classical and Romantic. Building on learning from History I and II, students will learn to identify, compare and contrast composers and works, and the different styles and genres from these eras. They will also learn to situate the music and trends within a larger cultural and artistic context. Finally, students will discuss works in their context in an essay, written assignment(s) or oral presentation using the appropriate research resources and presentation or word-processing petency to be achieved: Students who pass this course will have partially fulfilled competency 01DK (To appreciate various characteristics of musical works) of Pre-university Music.Place in the Program:This course is the third of four Classical History courses in the Pre-university Programs.Teaching Method: The pedagogical approach will combine lecture with active learning activities that will include listening and score reading exercises (in groups and with the full class), as well as in-class reading and writing, outside-class writing assignments, and formative preparation for tests and the final exam.Course Contents & Weekly Schedule: This course will explore musical works and concepts related to the forms and styles that prevailed during the Classical and Romantic periods. Course content will thus rely heavily on major Western European works from the 18th and 19th centuries, with particular attention to form and style in opera and instrumental music. However, as we proceed into the 19th century, it will become increasingly important to widen our scope to biography and politics, as is appropriate to the age of subjectivity. We will also refer to major documents that provide an insight into the aesthetics and ideologies of the times. The following schedule of lectures is subject to change.Week 0 (20 January)Review Baroque musical stylePre-Classical Music--Opera: Pergolesi, La Serva Padrona;Week 1 (24 and 27 January)Rousseau, Le Devin du Village; Gay, The Beggar’s Opera Pre-Classical Reform Opera and Opera Seria: Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice; Hasse, CleofideWeek 2 (31 January and 3 February)Pre-Classical Instrumental Music: Scarlatti, Sammartini, Stamitz (early sonata forms) Pre-Classical Empfindsammer Stil: C.P.E. BachWeek 3 (7 and 10 February): Pre-Classical Quiz on 10 February (includes listening)Pre-Classical Concerto and The Public Concert: J.C. Bach F.J. Haydn biography (film)Week 4 (14 and 17 February): Term Paper Assignment (article summary) DueF.J. Haydn—SymphonyF.J. Haydn—String Quartet and OratorioWeek 5 (21 and 24 February): Mozart biography Mozart and Opera (Seraglio, Magic Flute, Don Giovanni)Week 6 (28 February and 3 March): Mozart and Haydn Mini-Quiz on 3 March (includes listening)Mozart Instrumental Music (including Piano Concerto in A Major) Beethoven biography Week 7 (7 and 10 March): Bibliography and Critique Outline DueBeethoven and the Symphony (Symphony No. 3 and others) Beethoven, String Quartet, and other instrumental works 14 and 17 March—Study Break—No ClassesWeek 8 (21 and 24 March): Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven Exam on 21 March (includes listening)Introduction to RomanticismWeber, Der FreischützWeek 9 (28 and 31 March)Berlioz, Symphonie FantastiqueMid-to-Late Romantic Lied (works by Schubert, Schumann, and others)Week 10 (4 and 7 April): Term Paper DueItalian Opera (Bellini, Norma) Piano character piece (works by Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Chopin, Nocturne in E-flat Major) Week 11 (11 April only—14 April is Good Friday, No Class)Richard Wagner Biography, Writings and The Ring cycle Week 12 (18 and 21 April)Richard Wagner and Music Theatre (Tristan und Isolde) Giuseppe Verdi and Italian Opera (La Traviata); Music and the Exotic “Other” (Bizet, Carmen)Week 13 (25 and 28 April): Wagner and the Early Romantics Quiz (includes listening)“Absolute” and “Programme” music (works by Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Dvorak)Week 14 (2 and 5 May)Late Romantic Symphony / Orchestral Music (works by Bruckner and Mussorgsky)Late Romantic Symphony / Orchestral Music (works by Mahler and Debussy)Week 15 (9 and 11 May): Listening Final Exam on 11 May (worth 10%)Catch-up and reviewT.B.A. Written Final Exam during the Exam Period (worth 20%)Learning Integrative Assessment (LIA) & Evaluation Criteria: You need to provide a general statement of what the LIA comprises as well as a list from most to least important of the criteria you use when evaluating such an assessment. Instead of a list, you could provide a statement to inform the student of what you are expecting to see in their work that would be judged as an excellent, good or unsatisfactory result. Evaluation: In-Class Exercises and Assignments14%Outside Class Assignments 9%Quizzes and Tests During the Term32%Term Paper*15%Listening Final10%Final Exam20%* A student who does not hand in a Term Paper by the specified date or who does not achieve a mark of at least 40% on the Term Paper shall fail the course. If the student in question has an average mark that is 60% or above in the course, even without the credit normally given for the Term Paper, he or she shall instead receive a failing grade of 59%.Mark Breakdown, Due Dates and Exam DatesDateEvaluation% Weight for Final GradeperiodicallyIn-Class Exercises1410 FebruaryPre-Classical Quiz73 MarchHaydn and Mozart Mini-Quiz521 MarchClassical Mid-Term1025 AprilRomantic Music Test (up to and including Wagner)1011 MayListening Final Exam (cumulative)10T.B.A. (Exam Period)Final Exam (cumulative)2017 FebruaryArticle Summary510 MarchBibliography and Critique Outline47 AprilTerm Paper (Critical Response Essay)15TOTAL100Read and remove. Make sure your evaluation above conforms to this IPESA requirement:IPESA 12.1.4 - With the objective of preventing work overload and minimizing undue stress in students, no assessment (or combination of assessments) counting for more than 30% of the final grade should be completed in its entirety over the last 10 days of classes. (The last day of classes is identified in the Academic Calendar.) The limit becomes 20% of the final grade in the case of courses with a compulsory final exam in the final exam period. 12.1.5.Rule 12.1.4 does not apply to courses where final assessments are scaffolded and the work is clearly distributed and completed throughout the semester (for example in project-based courses, stages, portfolios, etc.).Required Materials: Hanning, Barbara Russano. Concise History of Western Music 5th Edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.Reference Materials: Nearly all of the scores for the works that will be studied are available at . Recordings for most of the works that will be studied may be found at .Course-Level Learning Outcome: The students will be able to communicate about music using proper terminology and to distinguish between different musical and historical eras and different musical styles and genres.Learning Outcomes The students will be able to do the following:1. Determine the significant characteristics of each period or significant style surveyed.Identify the important composers and/or musicians representative of each period or style. Relate musical trends to those of other art forms.Identify the following:Forms and genresStylistic elementsInstrumentationElements of the musical language2. Carefully choose and use terminology and criteria appropriate to the musical examples.Use critical thinking in forming and presenting coherent arguments.Demonstrate open-mindedness and appreciate the aesthetic qualities of a work.Discuss a work’s aesthetic qualities. As you do so Choose appropriate criteria by which you consider the work’s qualities.Develop a coherent argument. Support the argument with relevant musical examples.Express open-mindedness and appreciation for the work's qualities.Use appropriate terminology. 3. Recognize the main differences and similarities between works and styles of different periods, including the following:Forms and stylistic elementsDetails of instrumentationElements of musical languageMUSIC DEPARTMENT POLICIES Students are expected to attend all classes in each of their Music courses. Absence from any type of assessment without a written medical note will result in a zero for that assessment. Students arriving more than 10 minutes late at classes of 60 or 90 minutes will not be admitted and will be marked absent. Students arriving more than 5 minutes late at classes of 30 minutes will not be admitted and will be marked absent. GENERAL COLLEGE ACADEMIC POLICIES It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to all Vanier College Policies. A summary of the course-level policies that apply in this and all other Vanier courses can be found under “Course-Level Policies” in?Important Vanier Links?on?Omnivox, or by following this link: . Complete policies can be found on the Vanier College website, under?Policies.ACADEMIC COMPLAINTS A student with an academic complaint should first speak directly with the teacher involved to see if the matter can be resolved. If the student is not satisfied, they should contact the Department Coordinator as soon as possible who will advise them of the next steps (possible mediation or request for a grade review etc.). The student may also consult with Student Services for additional assistance, including the student advocacy service. The student also has the right to communicate directly with the faculty dean; however, first should try to resolve the matter with the teacher and/or coordinator(s). ................
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