Seminar in Piano Literature: Keyboard
Music of the
19th and 20th Centuries
(1830 to the present)
MUSC 5335
Professor David Korevaar
Spring 2009
Tuesday/Thursday, 12:00-12:50, Room C125.
Website for class information: http://spot.colorado.edu/~korevaar/
Professor Korevaar: C196; 303-492-6256; korevaar@colorado.edu
Course Description:
An in-depth look at selected composers and
keyboard
compositions since 1830. Elements of musical style, keyboard writing,
favored
genres, and performance practice will be included in the discussions. Reading and listening assignments will
supplement the in-class presentations by faculty and students.
Texts (Required):
R.
Larry Todd,
editor. Nineteenth-Century Piano Music.
Second Edition. New York: Routledge, 2004.
David
Burge. Twentieth-Century
Piano Music. Lanham, MD:
Scarecrow, 2004.
Supplementary:
Charles
Rosen. The
Romantic Generation. Cambridge,
Mass.:
Harvard University Press, 1995.
Assignments:
Reading and listening will be assigned regularly. Keeping up with assignments is
important to making class participation and understanding as meaningful
as
possible, and will be taken into consideration in determining final
grades.
Presentations and paper:
Each student will present two topics in class, one
dealing
with the period up to 1900, and one about a composer 1970-present. Topics for the first presentation may include,
but are not limited
to: surveys of composer works, surveys of specific genres in a period,
studies
of performance practice appropriate to specific
composers/styles/periods,
analyses of important works, etc. Topics will be presented orally with
appropriate musical examples (either performed live or recorded), and
must
include either an outline with detailed notes or a script, and a full
bibliography to be turned in. The talk will be limited to 20 carefully
prepared
minutes, with a five-minute question period. Students will be expected
to
practice and time their presentations to conform to these guidelines.
One of
the two topics must be worked up into a term paper of 10 to 15 pages,
due at
the end of the semester, with footnotes (full citations) and examples
as
necessary.
Exams:
A take-home midterm and an in-class final will
constitute 40% of your final grade.
Attendance:
Given the amount of material to be presented
quickly, as
well as the participatory nature of the class, consistent attendance is
necessary. Each student is allowed two unexcused absences, after which
grades
may be lowered one degree (e. g., ³A² to ³A-minus²)
for each subsequent
absence, excused or unexcused.
Students in good standing (one or zero unexcused absences and
up-to-date
on all assignments) will be allowed excused absences on a case-by-case
basis only,
at the discretion of the professor.
Grading:
Midterm and final: 40%
Presentations: 30%
Paper: 20%
Class participation and notes: 10%
Honor Code: The
College of Music, along with the rest of the
University of Colorado, has instituted an honor code. We will
discuss what constitutes original work, what constitutes plagiarism,
and what measures you need to take in your written work to properly
credit sources. More information on the honor code may be found
at http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/.
If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please
submit to
me a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner so that your
needs
be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on
documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492-8671, Willard 322, and
www.Colorado.EDU/disabilityservices
Disability Services' letters for students with disabilities indicate
legally
mandated reasonable accommodations. The syllabus statements and answers
to
Frequently Asked Questions can be found at
www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices
Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make
every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who,
because of
religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments
or
required attendance. Please see me individually if you foresee a
conflict. See full
details at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html
Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an
appropriate
learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral
standards
may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are
especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with
differences of race, culture, religion, politics, sexual orientation,
gender, gender variance, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided
to
the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your
request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please
advise
me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make
appropriate
changes to my records. See policies at
http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html and at
http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_cod
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Harassment, the University of Colorado policy on Sexual Harassment and
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believes s/he has been the subject of discrimination or harassment based
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sexual
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Discrimination
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and
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for
knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this
institution.
Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of
academic
dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All
incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code
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but
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