MUSIC 427/627
COURSE OUTLINE
Spring, 2006
Week 1 Introduction, antecedents of the symphony
Week 2 The Pre-Classical Symphony
Week 3 Early and
Middle Period Haydn
Early Mozart symphonies
Week 4 Late symphonies
of Mozart
Late symphonies of Haydn
Week 5 Beethoven Symphonies 1-4
Week 6 Beethoven Symphonies 5-9
Week 7 Contemporaries: Schubert
Week 8 Mendelssohn, Schumann
Week 10 Brahms, Tchaikovsky
Week 11 Bruckner, Dvorak, St. Saens, Franck
Week 12 Strauss, Mahler
Week 13 Shostakovich, Prokofiev
Week 14 Stravinsky, Hindemith
Week 15 Symphony in America
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday May 16, 2006, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Paper Due Date: Monday May 1, 2006