Dr. Deborah Kauffman
Office hours: TBA
Office: Frasier 121
Office Phone: 351-2319
Email: dkauffman@arts.unco.edu

Textbooks (available at the Book Stop): The following are required:

• Howard M. Brown and Louise K. Stein, Music in the Renaissance, 2nd edition
• Course packet and anthology of scores
• Jonathan Bellman, A Short Guide to Writing about Music

Bring the text and course packet/scores to every class meeting.

Other links:

• Research assignment details
• Suggested paper topics
• Reserve list
• Recordings not on reserve

Music Library Reserve: A number of recordings are on reserve in the library. Extra reading and analysis assignments may require use of reserve materials. The reserve list will be available at the library circulation desk and on the course web page.

Grading: Grading will be based on the following:

1. Class participation: Since this is a graduate level course, you will be responsible for the information included in the textbook so that you can contribute to class discussions. You will be expected to complete assigned readings (including any assignments from reserve materials) before the week for which they are assigned.
2. 2) A final term paper on a research topic. A list of possible paper topics is included in this packet, but you may also come up with your own topic, pending my approval. The paper will be graded in terms of mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation, use of italics, proper footnotes and bibliographic citations, etc.) and content (quality of information, reasoning, use of musical examples, etc.): 50% of the grade will be based on mechanics and 50% on content. See “Research Paper Assignment Details” for specific information about the required format and standards for your paper. Several due dates will pertain to this project, so START WORK EARLY:
   1. All topics must be chosen by the second week of class.
   2. A preliminary bibliography must be turned in by Monday, March 1.
   3. An outline of your research paper must be turned in by Monday, March 29. Include as much detail as you can in the outline.
   4. A complete draft of the paper must be turned in by Friday, April 9 or your grade will be lowered. I will return the draft with suggestions for writing and content
   5. The final version of the paper will be due Friday, April 30.
3. A 25-minute oral presentation of your research topic. Plan carefully, because you will be cut off at 25 minutes so that others get their full amount of time.
4. A midterm exam. The exam will feature an essay question and score identifications.
5. A final exam. The exam will feature essay questions and score identifications. The exam date is during final exam week:.
   

Disability Statement: Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Access Center (351-2289) as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

January 12, 14, 16: Introduction; Dunstable and the Contenance angloise
Read Introduction and Chapter 1.

January 21: Mode and Polyphony
No class Monday, January 19 for Martin Luther King Day.
No class Friday, January 23 for CMEA.

Jan. 26, 28, 30: Liturgical calendar and Offices; The Early 15th-century Mass; Du Fay
Read Chapter 2.

February 2, 4, 6: Du Fay; Binchois

February 9, 11, 13: Ockeghem; Busnoys
Read Chapter 3.

February 16, 18, 20: Music in Italy; Josquin
Read Chapters 4 and 5.

February 23, 25, 27: Josquin; Josquin’s Contemporaries
Read Chapter 6.

March 1, 3, 5: The Post-Josquin Generation
Read Chapter 7.

March 8, 10, 12: Sixteenth-Century Genres and Traditions
Midterm: Monday, March 8
Read Chapter 8.

Spring Break: March 15-19

March 22, 24: Sixteenth-Century Genres and Traditions; Instrumental music
No class Friday, March 26.
Read Chapter 9.

March 29, 31, April 2: Music of the Reformation and the Council of Trent
Read Chapter 10.

April 5, 7, 9: Palestrina; Lasso
Read Chapter 11.
Complete draft of final project due Wednesday, April 10.

April 12, 14, 16: Victoria; Byrd

April 19, 21, 23: The End of the Renaissance; Class presentations.
Read Chapter 12.

April 26, 28, 30: Class presentations.
Final Project due Wednesday, May 1.

Final exam: Wednesday, May 5, 8:00 am.