Section Info: MUSIC-127-01

Course Title: First Nights
Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021
Term: Spring Semester 2021
Description: We will examine five major musical works from the 17th to the 20th century: Orfeo (Monteverdi), Messiah (Handel), the Ninth Symphony (Beethoven), the Symphonie fantastique (Berlioz), and Le Sacre du printemps (Stravinsky). Using Thomas Kelly's book First Nights, recordings of modern performances, and selected readings, we will study how these works function as pieces of music and what makes them unique. By focusing on their premieres, we will place them in their cultural and social contexts, approaching them from the point of view of their first listeners. At the end of the course, we will jump into the 21st century by organizing and hosting premiers of works specifically composed for our class.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Robert Eisenstein             reisenst@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021   Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   Monday   02:30PM - 03:45PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021   Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   Tuesday and Thursday   02:15PM - 04:00PM       Weekly
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021   Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   Wednesday and Friday   03:00PM - 04:00PM       Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
MOD0001   MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1   This course meets in Module 1.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 16     Available: 2     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.