Instructor: Dr. Petrella
Office: Rm. 109 Tyler
Phone: (703) 845-6252
e-mail:rpetrella@nvcc.edu

Text Books: A History of Western Music by: D.J. Grout. Norton Anthology of Western Music, volume I .

(Concert Requirements and Term Paper will be discussed in class.)

Introductory Materials & Ancient Music
-Philosophy of Music History
-A Brief Overview of Music History
-Theories and Origins of Music
-Music of the Far & Near East

Music of Ancient Greece & Rome
-Music in the Early Church
-Plain Song
-Gregorian Chant
-Divine Office
-The Mass
-Pitch Notation
Theories of Tuning
-Rhythmic Notation
-Modal Theory

New Church Music
-Monophonic Music
-Interpolations
-Liturgical Drama
-Sequence
-Secular Monophonic Song
-Goliards, Jongleurs, Troubadours
Trouveres
-Performances Practices
-The Beginnings of Polyphony
-St. Martial School

The NotreDame School
Rhythmic Modes
Leonin and Perotin
English Developments
The Motet
Mus 221 - Music History Fall 03

The Arts Nova
-Notation
-DeVitry
-Secular Music
-Isorhythm
-Organization of the Mass
-Machaut (c. 1300-1377)

The Arts Nova in Italy
-Landini (1325-1397)

The Early 15th Century
-Developments in England
-Dunstable (1385-1453)
-Developments in Burgundy
-Dufay (c. 1400-1474)
-Review for Exam

Emergence of the Renaissance Style (Exam I first half of class)
-Choral Polyphony
-Johannes Okeghem (1430-1495)
-Jacob Obrecht (1452-1505)
-Josquin des Prez (1450-1521)

Renaissance: Vocal Music of Catholic Composers
-Church Modes
-Orlando di Lassus (1532-1594)
-The Roman School
-Council of Trent
-Palastrina (1525-1612)

The Venetian School
-G. Gabrieli (1557-1623)

Music of the Reformation
-Lutheran Music
-Calvinist Music
-The Chorale
-Anglican Music
-William Byrd (1543-1623)

Secular Music of the Renaissance
-The Frotola
-The Madrigal
-Carlo Gesualo (1543-1623)
-Chanson
-English Vocal Music
-Instrumental Music
-Review for Exam

The Baroque Style (exam II)

-Early Developments
-Florentine Camerata - Birth of Opera
-Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
-Basso Continuo
-The Canzona and Sonata
-Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
-Opera at Rome

Opera at Venice - Teatro San Cassiano
-Opera in France
-Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
-Jean-Philippee Rameau (1683-1764)
-Opera in England - Purcell (1659-1695)
-Opera in Austria and Germany
-Operas of Handel (1685-1759)

Other Vocal Forms of The Baroque
-Continuo Madrigal
-Monodic Chamber Cantata
-Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
-Continuo Song
-Baroque Mass
-Concertato and Motet
-English Church Music
-Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

The Oratorio
-Oratorios of Handel
-Vivaldi (1678-1741)

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Final Exam (Monday)

Exam dates TBA