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Prerequisites

TopMUT1101: Introduction to Musical Concepts and Materials

TopTuesdays 10am - 11:50am. Seminar Room 6

Wednesdays 10am-12nn (Group Activities)

Fridays 10am - 10:50am. Seminar Room 6
or 11am - 11:50am. Seminar Room 6

Good Friday 14 Apr 2017, Fri - No Class

Syllabus

TopThis module explores counterpoint as a major compositional technique in music of different genres through the ages. The various topics range from the birth of polyphony to high renaissance polyphony, and the development of counterpoint during the common practice period through the 20^th century. The module aims to bridge compositional thinking with performance and interpretative analysis. Because of this, analysis, composition, and performance are equally represented as modes of learning. Major assessment is in the form of analytical work and music compositions that are performed in class and/or public concerts.

Schedule (subject to change)
Week 1: Overview - Counterpoint Through the Ages
Week 2-3: Medieval --> In-class Performance (Free Organum)
Week 4-6: High Renaissance --> In-class Performance (2-part Motet)
- Recess Week -
Week 7-10: Common Practice --> In-class Performance (Fugue Exposition - a3)
Week 11-13: Early and Late 20th Century (Final Composition)

(Week 13, April 14 - Good Friday)

Reading Week: Portfolio Due 17 April, Monday (all Counterpoint work)
Final Performance of final Composition - Video-Record & upload to IVLE

15 minute Individual Presentations (throughout the semester)
With 2-page Essay (12 point font, single-spacing) - Due 1 week after each presentation
Please upload essays to WORKBIN: Essays (please type TOPIC and NAME)
week 4 - Tuesday 31 Jan
1) Music of Hildegard Von Bingen - Luke
2) Ars Nova - Marco
3) Ars Subtilior (Subtle Arts) - Shayna
4) Development of Musical Notation - Joshua

week 5 - Tuesday 7 Feb
5) Machaut -
6) Josquin Des Prez - Hendrik
7) Ockeghem -
8) Renaissance Art and Music - Guo Heng

week 6 - Tuesday 14 Feb
9) Palestrina - Ru-Wei - SWITCH with Hui Ping
10) Monteverdi - Benny

week 7 - Tuesday 28 Feb
11) Doctrine of Affects - Hui Ping SWITCH with Ru-wei
12) Puzzle Canons (Bach) - Yalin
13) Comparing Handel and Bach - Yuqi

week 8 - Tuesday 7 Mar
16) Mozart's Requiem - Jirajet (Ter)
Bach's Sons:
14) CPE Bach eg. Sanguino et Melancholicus - Joey
15) The JC Bach and Mozart Connection - Mark
17) Haydn's learned style - Mingen

week 9 - Tuesday 14 Mar
19) Brahms and Counterpoint - Edmund
20) Music of Max Reger - Yu-Hsuan
21) 2nd Viennese School, Expressionism
a. Expressionism Art & Blau Reiter - Tu Xinyun
b. Berg (Piano Sonata) - Woo Joo

week 10 - Tuesday 21 Mar

week 11 - Tuesday 28 Mar
21c. Webern (4 pieces for violin and Piano) - Hu Hongming
22) Bartok - Yun Ting
23) Stravinsky's multi-layered approach - Miane Sng
25) Messiaen Quatuor - Yung-Yuan

week 12 - Tuesday 4 Apr
Guest Speaker: Michael Maul (Lead researcher of Bach Archive, Leipzig)

week 13 - Tuesday 11 Apr
24) Ives - Daniel Tan
26a) Ligeti - Ting-ting
26b) Ligeti's Horn Trio - Amir
27) Toru Takemitsu - Distance de Fée - Asami

Other topics:
Carter's Simultaneities -

Learning Outcomes

TopThe module introduces how counterpoint is employed in various eras, genres and styles. It aims to expose students to a wide range of contrapuntal music so that they become more sensitive to the creative process and performance issues of polyphonic music.

By the end of this module, students should be able to:
• aurally and visually identify the era of the contrapuntal work;
• compose in different styles of counterpoint at an elementary level;
• analyze contrapuntal works from different eras, using vocabulary specific to contrapuntal writing.

The creative component of this module is primarily done through analysis, composition and performance. Finally, the module seeks to endorse collaborative learning since an ability to work positively in collaborative situations is necessary for professional work as a musician.

Workload

Top1-2-0-3-4

Workload Components : A-B-C-D-E
A: no. of lecture hours per week
B: no. of tutorial hours per week
C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week