Sorry! I've been forgetting to post readings. For tomorrow (wed.) read pg. 218-238 (Beethoven to the Clasical concerto and sonata). Write down any questions you have about the reading and I'll try to answer them in class. Next week we'll be discussing Classical opera, and moving on to the Romantic period if you want to read ahead this weekend.

Remember: no class this thursday and friday, the 16th and 17th due to jazz dialogue (they take up all the classrooms in the music building for two days).

If you need to catch up on concerts, there are three jazz concerts this week in Showalter, on thursday, friday, and saturday, all starting at 8 and free for students with ID.
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PART 1 OF (take-home) FINAL: DUE 11/20
Answer these essay questions:
(Please type your answers. I'm looking for short paragraphs of no less than 3 complete sentences. Don't write lists. Thank you).

1. Why did music change around 1750? (worth 5 pts)
(from class discussion on monday, 11-13: Intro to the Classical period and the Age of Enlightenment).

2. How did music change (around this same time)?----(5 pts.)
(again from 11-13 notes. I'm looking for specific stylistic changes in the music in terms of melody, texture, form, harmony, etc.)

3.Who (what composers) were associated with the Classical era--1750-1825? I'm looking for 3 main composers your book mentions. Also, write down these 5 key points about each composer:
--birth and death dates
--nationality
--music genres composed (symphonies? keyboard sonatas? concertos? etc)
--name one specific piece written by the composer
--one interesting or notable fact about the composer

(15 points)

4. What is sonata-allegro form and how does it reflect the ideals of Classical/Enlightenment aesthetics? (from 11/14 and 11/15 discussion---also, think of keywords from class discussion, 11/13). -----(5 pts).

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Questions? Please ask.

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9am class: I'm sorry! I forgot to discuss some Baroque instrumental genres last week in class (I ran out of time then I forgot to go over it with you. My 11am class received that information but you didn't). Therefore, tomorrow (wednesday) I will go over a bunch of Baroque and Classical genres and we'll listen to some examples in class. Thanks Kirk for the head's up.

As always, if there's something I didn't cover in class but you wish I would have, would you let me know? I'm a little loopy and forgetful these days, trying to remember everything I have to do in the next few weeks for my grad classes.

Also, if you'd like to do more listening to music in class, would you let me know? I feel like I talk too much in class and I'm not showing you all the music I want to show you.