C L A S S  S C H E D U L E
 

		Reading (Grout)
28Aug	Introduction and Organization
Week 1	Musical Life and Thought in Ancient Greece	Chapter 1
(30Aug-6Sep)	and Rome
Week 2	Chant and Secular Song in the Middle Ages	Chapter 2
(8-13Sep)
Week 3	The Beginnings of Polyphony and the Music	Chapter 3
(15-20Sep)	of the Thirteenth Century
Week 4	French and Italian Music in the Fourteenth	Chapter 4
(22-27Sep)	Century

EXAMINATION—13Oct
 

Week 5	England and the Burgundian Lands in the	Chapter 5
(29Sep-4Oct)	Fifteenth Century
Week 6	The Age of the Renaissance: Music of the	Chapter 6
(9-13Oct)	Low Countries
Week 7	New Currents in the Sixteenth Century (I)	Chapter 7 (187-206)
(16-20Oct)
Week 8	New Currents in the Sixteenth Century (II)	Chapter 7 (207-238)
(23-27Oct)

PAPER TOPICS DUE—23Oct
 

Week 9	Church Music of the Late Renaissance and	Chapter 8
(30Oct-1Nov)	Reformation

EXAMINATION—17Nov

(3Nov—AMS Meeting—No Class!)
 

Week 10	Music of the Early Baroque Period	Chapter 9
(6-10Nov)
Week 11	Opera and Vocal Music in the Late Seventeenth	Chapter 10
(13-17Nov)	Century
Week 12	Instrumental Music in the Late Baroque Period	Chapter 11
(20-27Nov)

PAPERS DUE—22Nov
 

Week 13	Music in the Early Eighteenth Century (I)	Chapter 12 (389-414)
(29Nov-4Dec)
Week 14	Music in the Early Eighteenth Century (II)	Chapter 12 (414-438)
(6-11Dec)
13Dec	Review

FINAL EXAMINATION—Tuesday, 19 December, 10:30am-1:00pm

Instructor:       Dr. Ellsworth
                       Office: N-147
                       Office Phone: (49)2-8219
                       Home Phone (emergency): 442-6889
                       E-Mail: ellswort@spot.colorado.edu

Study Guides:
            For each chapter in Grout you will receive a study guide, which will contain: 1) a
            more detailed reading assignment, distinguishing those passages that should be
            studied carefully from those that can simply be read through once; 2) a series of
            study questions, keyed to the text and emphasizing important points

Content of Exams:
            Midterm 1 (13Oct)
                       Listening Analysis—a brief listing of stylistic features of 3 taped examples
                             from NAWM which have been studied previously in class
                       Essay—a choice of 1 out of 3 questions, each incorporating a number of
                             points from the study guides, as well as class discussion

            Midterm 2 (17Nov)
                       Score Analysis—an analytic description of the stylistic features of a score,
                             included as an attachment to the exam; the actual selection will not have
                             been studied in class but will be similar to an example studied from
                             NAWM; the question will include a suggested list of features to be considered
                       Essay—a choice of 1 out of 3 questions (see Midterm 1)

            Final Examination (19Dec)—covers material only since the second midterm
                       Listening Analysis—4 taped examples (see Midterm 1)
                       Score Analysis—1 score (see Midterm 2)
                       Essays—a choice of 1 out of 3 questions (see Midterm 1)
                       In addition, the History Outcomes Examination (Part I) will be administered
                             along with the Final Examination

Papers:
            Each student will submit a short term paper on a specific topic. (Suggested topics
                  might include the works of a particular composer, a specific form or genre, mu-
                  sical life in a particular town, an early instrument, etc.) The topic must be sub-
                  mitted for approval by 23 October; the completed paper will be due on 22 No-
                  vember. Further guidelines will be provided in class.

Attendance:
            Class attendance is essential for a thorough comprehension of material and adequate
                  preparation for the examinations. Attendance will be taken once the class roster
                  has been stabilized. Excessive absences will be reported to the dean’s office
                  (College of Music policy).

Testing Accommodations for Academic Disabilities
            Any students requiring special testing accommodations due to a disability need to
                  obtain the appropriate documentation from Disability Services and present that
                  to the instructor by 18 September so that proper arrangements can be made.

Final Grade:
            In determining the final grade, the three exams and the paper will each be weighted
                  equally in an initial mathematical calculation; however, the grade may then be
                  modified subjectively to reflect progress on the part of the student, in which case
                  the final exam may be weighted more heavily.