7/9/2025 3:22:39 AM	MUSC 6.2 Course Outline as of Fall 2021	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MUSC 6.2	Title:  HISTORY & LIT: 1750-PRES
Full Title:  Music History and Literature: 1750 to Present
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
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

An in-depth historical study of music in Western civilization from the Enlightenment (c. 1750) to the present 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 the Enlightenment (c. 1750) to the present 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 106	Music History II, 1750-Present	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): MUSC6.2

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 and vernacular music from 1750 to the present.

2. Describe and relate how the structure of Western 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 the Enlightenment to the present 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. Enlightenment and the Classical Era (1750-1820)

    A. Operatic Music and Social Change: Gay, Gluck, et al.

    B. Orchestral Music: Sammartini, Mannheim, et al.

    C. Keyboard Music: D. Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, et al.

    D. Viennese Classical Style, Forms, and Genres

    E. Classical Vocal and Instrumental Music: Haydn, Mozart, et al.

    F. The Music of Beethoven

         1. Early Music (1770-1802)

         2. Middle Period (1802-1814)

         3. Late Period (1814-1827)

II. The Romantic Era (1820-1900)

    A. Romanticism and Schubert

    B. Music in Paris: Berlioz, Chopin, et al.

    C. Leipzig and the Gewandhaus: Mendelssohn, Schumann, et al.

    D. German Opera: Weber, Wagner, et al.

    E. Italian Opera: Rossini, Verdi, et al.

    F. Nationalism and Virtuosity: Liszt, Paganini, et al.

    G. New Classicism in Vienna in the Late 19th Century: Brahms, Bruckner, et al.

    H. Vienna at the Turn of the Century: Gustav and Alma Mahler

    I.  England at the End of the Romantic Era: Elgar, Vaughn Williams, et al.

    J. Opera in Milan After Verdi: Verismo Opera and Puccini, et al.

    K. Paris in the Belle Époque: Debussy, Fauré, et al.

III. Early 20th Century Music (1900-1920)

    A. Richard Strauss in Berlin

    B. Music in Russia During the Silver Age: Stravinsky, et al.

    C. Atonality: Schoenberg, Scriabin, et al.

    D. French Music at the Time of World War I: Ravel, Satie, et al.

    E. Vienna in the Aftermath of War - The 12-Tone Method: Schoenberg, Webern, et al.

    F. Musical Theater in Germany: Berg, Weill, et al.

    G. Hungarian Folk Music: Bártok, et al.

    H. Early Jazz, Ragtime, and Blues

IV. Music After World War I (1920s-1940s)

    A. Music in Nazi Germany: Hindemith, et al.

    B. Music in Soviet Russia: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, et al.

    C. Self-Reliance in American Music: Ives, Seeger, Nancarrow, et al.

    D. American Composers Return from Europe: Copland, Barber, et al.

    E. Tin Pan Alley and the Broadway Musical

V. Music After World War II (1950s-Present)

    A. Reflections on World War II: Britten, Penderecki, R. Strauss, Schoenberg, et al.

    B. 12-Tone Music and Serialism: Babbitt, Stravinsky, Boulez, et al.

    C. Chance, Electronics, Textures as Alternatives to Serialism: Cage, Varèse, et al.

    D. Big Bands, Bebop, Cool Jazz

    E. Live Process, Minimalism, Metric Modulations: Berio, Crumb, Reich, et al.

    F. Returning to the Known Music of the Recent Past: Ligeti, Adams, Tower, Pärt, et al.

Assignments:

1. Reading from the required textbook: 15-24 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, musical 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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