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Music 116 Syllabus 2005

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  • Midterm and final exams, in class and take home
        -Here are files relating to the midterm and final exams
     

  • Quiz Answers, 11/8/05
        -French song quiz:

    Q1: How many songs did Faure produce?
    a) Fewer than 50? b) 50 – 100? c) 200?
    A1: (b) -- 97 songs

    Q2: After hearing the beginning of Fauré's version of Claire de lune, and the beginning of another setting of the same poem by Paul Verlaine, identify the composer of the second song.
    A2: Debussy

    Q3: After hearing Fauré's Après un Reve, identify it if possible, and name a couple of reasons why this song has been so popular.
    A3: Apres un Reve; simple accompaniment, very appealing and universal text, vocal line beautiful but not too technically challenging.

    Q4: Which of these four composers -- Berlioz, Duparc, Faure, Debussy -- wrote only about 16 songs?
    A4: Duparc

    Q5: Of the four composers listed in Q4, who is the oldest?
    A5: Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

    Q6: Which English writer is the source for the text of this piece, La mort d'Ophelie?
    A6: Shakespeare
     

  • Paper 1: assignment, sound files and texts
     

  • Paper 2: assignment, sound files, texts
        -Music 116 Paper 2: Up to 5 pages (NOT including poetic texts and bibliography). Outline due Tuesday, November 15; first draft due Tuesday, November 29; final version due Tuesday, December 6. Texts and translations will be found in this section of the Blackboard site.
     

  • Your presentations:
        -Each student will make a 15-minute presentation to the class about a song from their own experience which they consider to be an art song, according both to criteria discussed in class, and to personal criteria. You can choose music you love from any tradition, providing it exhibits a strong text-music correspondence, a richly-conceived text, and has an emotional and artistic significance for you.
        -You should either provide the entire class with a hard copy of the text (10 copies in all) -- or, better yet, send me an electronic copy at least 3 days before your presentation and I'll make sure it's available on Blackboard for display during your presentation.