MUSI 301 Outline

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY

COURSE NUMBER:

MUSI 301

COURSE TITLE:

The Classic Period in Music History

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Charles Stolte

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 1 - hrs lab 0)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

An overview of Western Classical music in its Vienna Classic period with weekly seminars on special topics.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: MUSI 216, 217, 306

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Taruskin, Richard and Gibbs, Christopher. The Oxford History of Western Music. College Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


Exam 1, written and listening	25%
Exam 2, written and listening	25%
Short Research Papers (3)	30%
Chapter Listening mini-exams	20%

	100%

COURSE OUTLINE:

Introduction and guest lecture on the Enlightenment
Chapter 12: Mid-Eighteenth Century Stylistic Changes: From Bach’s Sons to the Comic Style
Chapter 13: Concert Life Lifts Off: Haydn
Chapter 14: The Composer’s Voice: Mozart
Chapter 15: The Emergence of Romanticism
Chapter 16: Beethoven

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.