MUS
451 SONG LITERATURE II
Fall
2001
Course
Syllabus
Course
Description
Prerequisite:
A grade of C or better in MUS 202-206, and 256
A
survey of solo repertoire from American, British, Italian, Scandinavian,
Spanish and Russian composers, the course emphasizes style and interpretation.
2 credit hours. Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.
Rationale
This
course is appropriate at Mississippi College as part of the degree requirements
for the Vocal Performance Major. Church Music majors with a vocal
emphasis may choose this course or its companion course MUS 450. Composition
majors and students seeking a B.A. in music may choose this course as one of
their literature requirements. The course provides the opportunity to gain a
knowledge and an understanding of American, British, Italian, Scandinavian,
Spanish and Russian art songs through an examination of the respective
literature, composers, and poets of each genre, thus offering the opportunity
for intellectual development and
cultural enrichment. As an upper-level course, it serves to reinforce, unify,
and make practical application of other music courses, and it also enhances
university core subjects such as literature and foreign languages.
Learning
Objective
The
student should be able to identify specific songs; to recognize (aurally and
visually) general song-writing
characteristics of individual composers; to discuss the interpretative, poetic,
and historical factors of songs and the
musical development and related aspects of each genre.
Procedure
The
primary method of instruction is class lecture coupled with listening and score
examination. Students will present reports as assigned.
Assignments
Due
dates and specific information for the following required assignments are
found in the attached, tentative
schedule which outlines the topics to be covered in the course.
1.
Read and take notes from the text.
2.
Utilizing the recordings on reserve in the Learning Resource Center of the MC
library prepare for
periodic test which involve aural
identification of and information on the
songs.
3.
Formulate an annotated bibliography of supportive books and musical
scores.
