11/21/2024 6:19:24 AM	MUSC 6.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2021	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MUSC 6.1	Title:  HISTORY & LIT: BCE-1750
Full Title:  Music History and Literature: Antiquity to 1750
Last Reviewed:10/12/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

An in-depth historical study of music in Western civilization from Antiquity (c. 500 BCE) through the Baroque era (1600-1750) through stylistic analysis of music, listening in and out of class, and assigned reading.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An in-depth historical study of music in Western civilization from Antiquity (c. 500 BCE) through the Baroque era (1600-1750) through stylistic analysis of music, listening in and out of class, and assigned reading.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 2009	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C1	Arts		Fall 2009
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3A	Arts		Fall 2009
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2009	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2009	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: MUS 105	Music History I, Antiquity to 1750	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): MUSC6.1

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Analyze and explain the inherent characteristics of the great works of Western classical music from Antiquity through 1750.

2. Describe and relate how the structure of Western classical music has changed over time relative to cultural circumstances.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Compare and contrast the stylistic elements of different periods in music history.

2. Relate how musical styles owe their characteristics to the inventive genius of the composers,

    performers, and theorists of a given period.

3. Explain how music-making is linked to the great endeavors of human thought and activity.

4. Recognize musical performance practices from Antiquity through the Baroque era as

    interpreted and performed in their historical contexts.

5. Identify important music terminologies and relate them to each area studied.

6. Analyze and discuss the music of each historical period using proper music terminology.

7. Explain how the dynamic interactions of Western and non-Western

    musical traditions have transformed the development of Western music.

Topics and Scope

For each historical era, discussion will focus on the social and economic conditions of that era, political and religious movements, interactions of Western and non-Western cultures and musical traditions, and how all of these factors shaped the works of the prominent composers of that era.

I. Antiquity and the Middle Ages (c. 500 BCE-1350 CE)

    A. Ancient Greece and Early Christian Music

    B. Music in the Monastery and Convent

    C. Later Medieval Chant: Hildegard von Bingen, et al.

    D. Troubadours and Trouvères

    E. Early Polyphony: Organum

    F. Music in France: Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova

II. Late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (1350-1450)

    A. Music in Florence: Landini, Dufay, et al.

    B. Music in England: Dunstable, et al.

    C. Music in France: Ockeghem, Obrecht, et al.

III. Late Renaissance (1450-1600)

    A. Music in Florence: Josquin de Prez, et al.

    B. Music in Paris: Claudin de Sermisy, et al.

    C. Instruments and Instrumental Music

    D. Music in Germany: Luther, Orlando de Lassus, et al.

    E. Music in Italy: Gesualdo, Monteverdi, et al.

IV. The Baroque Era (1600-1750)

    A. Early Baroque Music

    B. Vocal Music in Italy

    C. Religious Music in Rome

    D. Instrumental Music in Italy: Torelli, Vivaldi, et al.

    E. Vocal and Instrumental Music in France: Lully, Couperin, et al.

    F. Music in England: Purcell, Handel, et al.

    G. Music in Germany: J. S. Bach, et al.

Assignments:

1. Reading from the required textbook: 16-30 pp. per week

2. Listening assignments: 1-2 hours per week

3. Chapter assignments: weekly written essays

4. Three written/aural exams (one after each period of study)

5. Concert report (500-750 words)

6. Final comprehensive written/aural exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 5%
Concert report
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 40 - 45%
Short essay questions, music analysis
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 45%
Written exams: multiple-choice, short answer, short essays; Aural identification of musical examples
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance and class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Concise History of Western Music. 5th ed. Hanning, Barbara Russano. W.W. Norton. 2014 (classic)

 

Instructor prepared materials.

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