Please Note:
The textbooks were ordered late. This schedule will be modified as needed until they arrive. Don't worry; there's plenty to work on until then! Please note too that activities in class can not be made up, so you will be graded in part on class attendance. Please note also that attendance at one of the two Early Music Ensemble concerts this semester is a requirement, and a short descriptive paper/concert review is required.

Tue Jan 17
Discussion of the study of Early Music Literature. Outline of Medieval & Renaissance History. Scholar Quizzes. Assignments for next class. (Note: Reading and listening are to be done before the class listed so you are prepared for class discussion.)

Thu Jan 19
Reading: Strunk, Introduction & readings 1-5 (St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, Niceta of Remesiana, St. Augustine); Scholar Quizzes 1-5
Listening (in class): Chants from the Ordinary of the Mass
Class: Notation 1--Pre-Guidonian learning; chant notation; types of chant

Tue Jan 24
Reading: Strunk, readings 6-8 (Boethius, Cassiodorus, Isidore of Seville); Scholar Quizzes 6-8
Listening: Chants from the Proper of the Mass
Class: Types of chant; structure of the Mass

Thu Jan 26
Reading: Strunk, readings 9-12 (St. Benedict, Pseudo-Germanus, 8th century Anonymous, Helisachar); Scholar Quizzes 9-12
Listening: Chants of the Holy Office
Class: Structure of the daily Holy Office

Tue Jan 31
Reading: Strunk, readings 13-19 (John the Deacon, The Monk of St. Gall, Hildegard of Bingen, 9th century Anonymous, 10th century Anonymous, Pseudo-Odo of Cluny, Guido of Arezzo); Scholar Quizzes 13-19
Listening: Organum
Class: Introduction to troping; Organum as troping

Thu Feb 2
Reading: Strunk, readings 20-23 (Guido of Arezzo, 13th century Anonymous, Johannes de Garlandia, Franco of Cologne); Scholar Quizzes 20-23
Listening: Trobador, Trobairitz, Trouvère; Versus, Clausula, Organum triplum and quadruplum, Conductus)
Class: 12th century sacred & secular developments
Paper 1: Chant Notation due

Tue Feb 7
Reading: Strunk, readings 24-27 (13th century Anonymous, Johannes de Garlandia); Scholar Quizzes 24-27
Listening: 13th century and Ars Nova motets
Class: Notation 2--Rhythmic Modes; Notation 3--13th century Franconian mensural notation
 

Thu Feb 9
Exam 1: Covering all Medieval Readings, Listenings, and Lectures to date (Delayed if necessary.)
Paper 1: Returned

Tue Feb 14
Reading: Atlas Chapters 1-2 (The English Sound; European Society 1380-1420); Scholar Quiz 28
Listening: Ars Nova, Dunstable
Class: Analysis of "Quam pulchra es"

Thu Feb 16
Reading: Atlas Chapters 3-4 (The Low Countries; The Notation); Scholar Quiz 29
Listening: Dufay
Class: Work on transcription, notation

Tue Feb 21
Reading: Atlas Chapters 5-6 (French Secular Song; Society 1424-1428); Scholar Quiz 30
Listening: Dufay; Binchois
Class: TBA

Thu Feb 23
Reading: Atlas 7-8 (The New Motets; Using Primary Sources); Scholar Quiz 31
Listening: Josquin
Class: Analysis of Josquin, "Ave Maria ... virgo serena"
Paper 2: Rhythmic Modal Notation Due

Sun Feb 26
Early Music Ensemble, Program to be announced, 3 pm, Recital Salon, attendance required! Turn in written review during the following week.

Tue Feb 23
Reading: Atlas Chapters 9-10 (Mass and Vespers; Europe 1453-1454); Scholar Quiz 32
Listening: Gombert, Willaert, Morales
Class: Please note that for the balance of the semester decisions on class activities will be made on a week-by-week basis.

Thu Mar 1
Reading: Atlas Chapters 11-12 (Mass & Motet; Primary Sources); Scholar Quiz 33
Listening: TBA
Class:
Paper 2: Returned

~Spring Break~

Tue Mar 13
Reading: Atlas Chapter 13-14 (Patrons; Secular Song); Scholar Quiz 34
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Mar 15
Reading: Atlas Chapters 15-16 (Europe 1467-1469; Instrumental Music); Scholar Quiz 35
Listening: TBA
Class:
Paper 3: Frankonian Notation Due

Tue Mar 20
Reading: Atlas Chapter 17 (Musica Ficta); Scholar Quiz 34
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Mar 22
Reading: Atlas Chapters 18-19 (Music of Josquin's Time; 1492); Scholar Quiz 36
Listening: TBA
Class:
Paper 3: Returned

Tue Mar 27
Reading: Atlas Chapters 20-21 (The New Motet; Text Underlay); Scholar Quiz 37
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Mar 29
Reading: Atlas Chapter 22-24 (The Mass in Detail; Europe 1513-1521; New Chansons); Scholar Quiz 38-39
Listening: TBA
Class:
Paper 4: Atlas Chanson 1st Draft Due (notation complete)

Tue Apr 3
Reading: Atlas Chapters 25-26 (Instrumental Music; Catholic Music); Scholar Quiz 40-41
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Apr 5
Reading: Atlas Chapters 27-28 (Chanson and Madrigal; Europe 1533-1536); Scholar Quiz 42
Listening: TBA
Class: Work on transcription

Paper 4: 1st Draft Returned


Tue Apr 10
Reading: Atlas Chapters 29-30 (Music Printing; Final Editing of a Chanson); Scholar Quiz 43
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Apr 12
Reading: Atlas Chapters 31-32 (Late Instrumental Music; Europe 1543-1547); Scholar Quiz 44
Listening: TBA
Class:

Paper 4: Revised Draft Due

Tue Apr 17
Reading: Atlas Chapters 33-34 (The Reformation; Anglican England); Scholar Quiz 45
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Apr 19
Reading: Atlas Chapters 35-36 (Renaissance Theory; Europe 1560-1562); Scholar Quiz 46
Listening: TBA
Class:
Paper 4: Revised Draft Returned

Sun Apr 22
Early Music Ensemble, 8 pm, Recital Salon, attendance required, turn in written review during the following week.

Tue Apr 24
Reading: Atlas Chapter 37-38 (The Counter-Reformation; Madrigals); Scholar Quiz 47
Listening: TBA
Class:

Thu Apr 26
Reading: Atlas Chapters 39-40 (Europe 1588-1590; Elizabethan England); Scholar Quiz 48
Listening: TBA
Paper 5: Atlas Chanson 2nd Draft Due (with Musica Ficta)

Tue May 1
Exam 2: Covering all Renaissance Readings, Listenings, and Lectures; may be done as a take-home instead; we'll discus it (No additional Final Exam)

Paper 5: Returned

Fri May 4

Paper 6: Atlas Chanson, 3rd Draft Due (with Text Underlay)