C L A S S  S C H E D U L E

EXAMINATION--28Feb
 

Week 6	Romanticism and Nineteenth-Century	Chapter 16
(23-28Feb)	Orchestral Music
Week 7	Solo, Chamber, and Vocal Music in the	Chapter 17
(2-7Mar)	Nineteenth Century

(9Mar--AMS Meeting--No Class!)
 

Week 8	Opera and Music Drama in the Nineteenth	Chapter 18
(12-16Mar)	Century
Week 9	European Music from the 1870s to World War I	Chapter 19
(19-23Mar)

PAPER TOPICS DUE--23Mar

EXAMINATION--6Apr
 

Week 10	The European Mainstream in the Twentieth	Chapter 20 (692-710)
(2-6Apr)	Century (I)
Week 11	The European Mainstream in the Twentieth	Chapter 20 (710-728)
(9-13Apr)	Century (II)
Week 12	Atonality, Serialism, and Recent Developments	Chapter 21
(16-20Apr)	in Twentieth-Century Europe
Week 13	The American Twentieth Century (I)	Chapter 22 (759-782)
(23-27Apr)

PAPERS DUE--25Apr
 

Week 14	The American Twentieth Century (II)	Chapter 22 (782-803)
(30Apr-2May)
4May	Review

FINAL EXAMINATION--Monday, 7 May, 1:30-4:00pm

Instructor:       Dr. Ellsworth
                       Office: N-147
                       Office Phone: (49)2-8219
                       Home Phone (emergency): 442-6889
                       E-Mail: ellswort@spot.colorado.edu
                       Web page: http://spot.Colorado.EDU/~ellswort/

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 (28Feb)
                       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, each incorporating a number of
                             points from the study guides, as well as class discussion

            Midterm 2 (6Apr)
                       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 (see Midterm 1)

            Final Examination (7May)--covers material only since the second midterm
                       Listening Analysis--4 taped examples (see Midterm 2)
                       Score Analysis--1 score (see Midterm 1)
                       Essays--a choice of 1 out of 3 questions (see Midterm 1)
                       In addition, the History Outcomes Examination (Part II) 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,
                  musical life in a particular town or region, development of an instrument, etc.)
                  The topic must be submitted for approval by 23 March; the completed paper will
                  be due on 25 April. 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 February 7 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.