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Haydn and Mozart as Cultural Constructs
MUSC121 FA
This course is 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 18th-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 requirem
ents 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, 198
5)
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.
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:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Hoyt,Peter A.
- Times: ..T.T.. 10:00AM-11:20AM; Location: MST301
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)
- SR. major: X Jr. major: X
- SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: 20
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing
- FYI: First Year Initiative:Seminar
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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