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MUSC121
Haydn and Mozart as Cultural Constructs
MUSC121 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 6 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
An intensive exploration of the music and the lives of
Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, examining how
these composers both shaped and reflected the culture of
the eighteenth century. This course will give detailed
consideration to their musical works; listening strategies
will be developed through the examination of compositions
in various genres. The course will also investigate how the
images of these artists have been fashioned and refashioned
according to the changing requirements of European society.
No prior training in music is presumed.
MAJOR READINGS
Jens Peter Larsen, THE NEW GROVE HAYDN (New
York, 1982)
Griesinger and Dies, HAYDN: TWO CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS,
trans. Vernon Gotwals (Madison, 1968)
Selections from H.C. Robbins Landon, "Haydn: Chronicle and
Works", 5 vols. (Bloomington, 1976-80)
Stanley Sadie, THE NEW GROVE MOZART (New York, 1982)
Otto Deutsch, MOZART: A DOCUMENTARY BIOGRAPHY, 3rd. ed.
(London, 1990)
Selections from Emily Anderson, trans. and ed., "The Letters
of Mozart and His Family", 3rd ed. (London, 1985)
Assigned readings in primary and secondary sources.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students will be given weekly
listening assignments, which will be the subject of periodic
examinations. Written assignments will focus on methods of
scholarly research, documentation, and argumentation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA MUSC
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Gingerich, J
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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