Dr. Dan Lipori's Website: Music 5201 - Advanced Music History: Romantic Music

Music 5201. Advanced Music History: Romantic Music

Daniel Lipori, instructor

Fall 2002 Semester

Tuesdays 4:00-5:40 pm, Room H 215

1. TENTATIVE OFFICE HOURS:

Mondays 9-10am

Tuesdays 3-4pm

Thursdays 9-10am

Office: 215 Humanities

Office Phone; 726-8119

Email: dlipori@d.umn.edu

Also whenever my office door is open, feel free to come in if have any questions or problems concerning this course.

2. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND GOALS:

Music 5201 is a detailed survey of 19th century Western Art Music. Class time will be spent discussing several important trends and composers of this time period along with discussion/analysis of several representative compositions. There will be many listening assignments to accompany the lectures.

3. TEXTS AND RESERVE ITEMS:

a. Required Materials:

Plantinga, Leon. Romantic Music. New York: W. W. Norton, 1984.

Plantinga, Leon, ed. Anthology of Romantic Music. New York: W. W. Norton, 1984.

4. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING:

a. Daily assignments:

(1) Material from lectures and assigned readings.

(2) Listening Selections

b. Evaluation:

(1) Exam 1 100 points

(2) Exam 2 100 points.

(3) Prospectus 25 points.

(4) Bibliography 25 points.

(5) Rough Draft 50 points.

(6) Final Paper 100 points.

c. Grading:

400 total points possible

365-400 points = A

360-364 points = A-

355-359 points = B+

325-354 points = B

320-324 points = B-

315-319 points = C+

285-314 points = C

280-284 points = C-

275-279 points = D+

240-274 points = D

0-239 points = F

d. Absences:

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged. If you know prior to a class meeting that you will be absent, please let me know beforehand so we are not waiting for someone to start a lecture. You are responsible for obtaining all materials covered during missed classes.

5. RESEARCH PAPER:

Select a topic pertaining to some aspect of 19th century music. Topics could be discussion/analysis of one or more of a composerÌs compositions, biographical paper, discussion of an important influence, etc. (See me for topic ideas if needed). Paper should be between 10-12 pages of double spaced type. (not including bibliography) Include footnotes/endnotes/parenthetical references, bibliography, and title page.

Paper is due near the end of semester. Prior to turning in final paper you must also turn in a prospectus telling of the topic you have chosen, a bibliography of sources, and a rough draft approximately one month before the final paper is due.

This assignment is meant to be an introduction/refresher to scholarly research in music. Prospectus and rough draft will be graded lightly as it is expected that each step towards the final paper will be improved over the previous step. Please come see me if you have any problems along the way.

6. PROPOSED CLASS SCHEDULE:

Thurs. 9/5 Introduction. 19th Century Overview. (pp. 1-22)

Tues. 9/10 Beethoven in Vienna 1792-1808. (pp. 23-49)

Wed. 9/18 Beethoven: The Late Years, 1809-27. (pp. 50-78)

Tues. 9/24 BeethovenÌs Contemporaries: Instrumental Music. (pp. 79-106) Prospectus Due.

Thurs. 10/3 The Lied: Schubert and His Predecessors. (pp. 107-26)

Tues. 10/8 The Rise of Nineteenth Century Opera. (pp. 127-65)

Tues. 10/15 Paris From 1830-1848. (pp. 166-219) Bibliography Due.

Tues. 10/22 Exam 1

Tues. 10/29 Schumann and his German Contemporaries. (pp. 166-219)

Tues. 11/5 Wagner and the Music Drama. (pp. 259-97)

Tues. 11/12 Catch Up. Rough Draft Due.

Tues. 11/19 Italian and French Opera in the Later 19th Century. (pp. 298-340)

Tues. 11/26 Nationalistic Music. (pp. 341-404)

Tues. 12/3 Cross Currents in the Late Century. (pp. 405-61)

Tues. 12/10 Catch Up/Review. Final Paper Due.

Tues. 12/17 Final Exam. Or another agreed upon time.