MUS-132: Music Literature

School
Liberal Arts
Division
Fine & Performing Arts
Department
Music
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Music
Course Number
132
Course Title
Music Literature
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description

Surveys various musical compositions from the Medieval period through the Twentieth Century, emphasizing the development of listening skills. Provides more in-depth knowledge than MUS-130.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Goal Statement

Emphasis will be placed upon analytical listening of major historical music styles from Gregorian Chant, along with the forms of the Classical and Romantic periods.

Core Course Topics
  1. Early music
  2. Baroque
  3. Classical
  4. Early Romantic (Beethoven, Berlioz, Mendelsson, etc.)
  5. Late Romantic (Listz, Moussorgsky, Wagner, Verdi, etc.)
  6. 20th Century
  7. Opera
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  • Identify titles and composers of selected works in the following periods: Early Music (Chant, Medeival, Renaissance), Baroque, Classical, Early Romantic, Late Romantic, 20th Century.
  • Place composers in their time period.
  • Distinguish among styles of various musical periods.
  • Determine thematic materials by analyzing pieces for patterns and musical concepts and relating them to standard patterns of that type.*

    • Fulfills HFC General Education Outcomes for critical thinking and problem solving*

    Assessment and Requirements

    Assessment of Academic Achievement
    • Listening Exams
    • Concert Attendance
    Texts

    CD collection, TBD

    Outcomes

    General Education Categories
    • Humanities and Fine Arts
    MTA Categories
    • Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts

    Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

    Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
    Other
    Other Details

    Determined by department

    Effective Term
    Fall 2014