Spring 2021  |  MUS 5541 Section 001: 16th-Century Counterpoint (67548)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Mon, Wed, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 15 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Polyphonic counterpoint in modal style of Renaissance. Writing exercises in species counterpoint and in two, three, and four parts. Cantus firmus techniques, mixed values, invertible counterpoint, canon. Representative works by Josquin, Lassus, Palestrina, Victoria, and others. Renaissance treatises by Artusi, Banchieri, Diruta, Morley, Zarlino, and others. prereq: [3501, 3508] or pass basic skills exam
Class Notes:
Course will be taught online synchronous.
Class Description:
This course, designed for upper-division and graduate music students, involves the study and writing of counterpoint in 16th-century or ?modal? style. Using Robert Gauldin's text A Practical Approach to 16th-Century Counterpoint, we will write exercises and develop analytical and compositional techniques in two, three, and four voices. We will study music from Renaissance literature, and written exercises will give you the opportunity to compose in Renaissance style. Gauldin's text is based on a ?direct? rather than ?species? approach to counterpoint study. We may supplement exercises with some species work if this benefits the class. Two primary objectives of the course are (quoting from the text) ??the acquisition of writing skills in the contrapuntal discipline, and the simulation of sixteenth-century sacred polyphonic idioms.? The class meets three times per week during the semester, with attendance in class considered mandatory. Written assignments are assigned for most class sessions; these are divided between ?short? assignments (about 20 during the semester) written overnight or during class, and ?long? assignments (about 12 during the semester) given weekly. Grades for the ?long? assignments are given substantially more weight than those for the ?short? assignments, and a portion of the course grade will be based on a midterm and a final exam. Because the development of skills in the 16th century idiom requires aural skills, students will sing (and instrumentalists may perform on their instruments) in class both works of Renaissance music as well as their own work. Some repertoire will be taken from additional sources, including Soderlund, Gustave Frederic and Samuel H. Scott. Examples of Gregorian Chant & Sacred Music of the 16th Century.Waveland Press, 1971, 1996.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
15% Final Exam
75% Written Homework Other Grading Information: Written homework is divided between "long" assignments (50%) and "short" assignments (25%).
Exam Format:
"Closed-book" written exam. Students are asked to analyze, identify intentional errors, compose musical examples, and answer short written questions.
Class Format:
50% Lecture
15% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
15% Student Presentations
Workload:
15 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
32 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67548/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 November 2011

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