MUS 5103: Applied Systems of Analysis, section 001

MUS5103: Applied Systems of Analysis, section 001
Summer I, 2004; MTWR 10:00-11:50PM - 2.03.08 ARTS
Dr. David Heuser - Office: 3.02.20
Office Phone: 458-5321 - email: dheuser@utsa.edu
Office Hours: TBA or by appointment

Click here for the reserve list for this course.

Required Materials (always bring to class):

staff paper, pencils (not pens)
Chopin: Preludes Norton Critical Score, ed. Thomas Higgins
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol II, ed. Heinrich Schenker
Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, K550 Norton Critical Score, ed. Nathan Broder

Course Description
This course involves a study of a variety of analytical techniques to assist the conductor-performer-analyst better understand tonal music. We will describe and discuss these different systems of analysis, as well as apply them to music.

Goals of the Course:
After completing this course, the student should be able to analyze tonal music using a variety of analytical techniques, all of which the student should be able to competently discuss.

Grading and course policies
Final grades will be determined by your work on Homework Assignments and class preparation (20%), Class Participation (5%), and three Papers (20% each for papers 1 and 3, 35% for paper 2, for 75% total). Homework will be accepted past the day it is due, but usually not for a grade or credit. Papers will not be accepted late without prior consent.

If you have a concern, problem, question, issue or whatever, the best thing you can do is talk to me about it (in person, on the phone or through email). Stay in touch!

Other Course Policies:
Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. To assure all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, students are prohibited from engaging in any form of distraction .Inappropriate behavior in the classroom shall result, minimally, in a request to leave the class. Examples of inappropriate behavior include the use of cellular phones or beepers, eating in the classroom, prolonged chattering, excessive tardiness, sleeping, and overt inattentiveness.

The Syllabus, Schedule, and Reserve for this class are on the web at http://music.utsa.edu/electron/asoa.html

Applied Systems of Analysis Schedule

Subject to change
All listening assignments and scores are on reserve at the JPL Multimedia Center

Week 1, Tuesday June 1	Topics: Introduction, overview of analytical tools, review Roman numerals/figured bass analysis Chopin Preludes
Wednesday, June 2	Topics: Review of basic tonal analysis continued Listen: Chopin: Preludes: Nos. 1 (CM), 10 (c#m) and 13 (F#M) Read: Chopin: Preludes pp. 72-75 (Abraham)
Thursday, June 3 & (Week 2) Monday, June 7	Topics: Reduction and Prolongation Listen: Chopin: Preludes: Nos. 6 (bm), 17 (AbM), 20 (cm) and 23 (FM) Read: Neumeyer/Tepping, Chapter 7 (handout and on reserve); Chopin: Preludes pp. 80-88 (Burkhart, on Prelude No. 6); The Concept of Prolongation (handout) Homework Due: To hand in: Roman numeral/figured bass analysis of Chopin Prelude No. 6, bm
Tuesday, June 8	Topics: Reduction and Prolongation continued Read: Wingell Writing About Music Chapter 2: Musical Analysis (on reserve) Listen: Chopin: Preludes: Nos. 7 (AM), 15 (DbM) and 12 (g#m) Homework Due: To hand in: Roman numeral/figured bass, formal analysis of Chopin Prelude No. 12, g#m
Wednesday, June 9	Topics: Reduction and Prolongation continued Listen: Chopin: Preludes: Nos. 9 (EM), 18 (fm) and 22 (gm) Homework Due: To hand in: Roman numeral/figured bass, formal analysis of Chopin Prelude No. 9, EM
Thursday, June 10	Topics: Tonal Ambiguity Read: Chopin: Preludes pp. 76-79 (Meyer, on Prelude No. 2) Listen: Chopin: Preludes: Nos. 2 (am), 4 (em) Paper No. 1 Assigned
Week 3, Monday, June 14	Topics: Form Read: Form handouts Listen: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 in f minor "Appassionata" (all, but especially movement I)
Tuesday, June 15	Topics: Form continued Listen: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 in f minor "Appassionata" (Movement I)
Wednesday, June 16	Topics: Form continued Listen: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 in f minor "Appassionata" (Movement II) Homework Due: To hand in: Roman numeral/figured bass, formal analysis of Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 in f minor "Appassionata" (Movement II)
Thursday, June 17	Topics: Form continued Listen: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 in f minor "Appassionata" (Movements II & III) First Paper Due Paper No. 2 Assigned
Week 4, Monday, June 21	Topics: Rhythm Read: Rhythm handouts Listen: Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, K550 (all, but especially movement I)
Tuesday, June 22	Topics: Rhythm continued Read: Movement III handouts; Schenker Graph of Movement III Listen: Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, K550 (movement III)
Wednesday, June 23	Topics: Prolongation/Reduction Read: Schenker: Graphs of Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, K550 movements I and III Listen: Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, K550 (movements I and III)
Thursday, June 24	Topics: Form Listen: Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, K550 (movements II and IV)
Week 5, Monday, June 28	Topics: Extensions of Tonality Listen: Hugo Wolf: Das verlassene Magdlein; Richard Strauss: Ruhe, miene Seele Paper 2 Due Paper No. 3 Assigned
Tuesday, June 29	Topics: Extensions of Tonality continued Listen: Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death – Lullaby and Trepak
Wednesday, June 30	Topics: Extensions of Tonality continued Listen: TBA
Friday, July 2 10:30AM	Final Paper Due