MCCCD Program Description

Piano Literature

Course: MUP240

First Term: 2012 Fall

Lecture 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s) 2 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: Survey of solo literature written for the piano or for other keyboard instruments (i.e. harpsichord, clavichord) but suitable for performance on the piano. Emphasis on stylistic characteristics information correlating the composer`s life and period with compositional techniques used.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Differentiate characteristics of musical style periods. (I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X) 2. Identify major composers for the piano belonging to the various musical periods. (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X) 3. Identify and study their compositional techniques and important compositions. (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X) 4. Identify the correlation between these compositions and events in the composers` lives. (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X) 5. Write a term paper on a specific composer and one of his major works with the emphasis on formal structure and stylistic characteristics. (II, III, VI, VII, IX) 6. Present a brief oral presentation on the term paper with an optional class performance. (II, III, VI, VII, IX) 7. Evaluate recordings and videotaped performances of major piano compositions with an emphasis on musical characteristics of a style. (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Early Keyboard Music A. Overview of early instruments B. Keyboard Music before 1700 II. Baroque Keyboard Music A. Domenico Scarlatti B. Johann Sebastian Bach C. George Friedrich Handel III. Pre-Classic and Classic Keyboard Music A. Development of the Pianoforte B. Sons of J S Bach C. Joseph Haydn D. Muzio Clementi E. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart F. Ludwig van Beethoven G. Lesser-known classical composers IV. Early Romantic Composers A. Franz Schubert B. Felix Mendelssohn V. Technicians: A. Hummel, Cramer, Czerny, Moscheles, Thalberg, Kalkbrenner, Heller, Burgmuller, and Moszkowski VI. Idiomatic Keyboard Romantic Composers A. Frederic Chopin B. Robert Schumann C. Franz Liszt D. Johannes Brahms VII. Other Important Romantics A. Scandinavian Romantics: Edvard Grieg B. Slavic Romantics: Modest Mussorgsky, Peter Tchaikovsky, Bedrich Smetana C. French Romantics: Camille Saint-Saens, Cesar Franck D. Spanish Romantics: Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados E. American Romantics: Edward MacDowell F. Women Romantic Composers: Amy Beach, Cecile Chaminade, Clara Schumann VIII. French Impressionists A. Claude Debussy B. Maurice Ravel IX. National Schools of the 20th Century A. Russia: Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Kabalevsky, Shostakovich and others B. Latin America: Ginastera and Villa-Lobos C. Hungary: Bartok and Kodaly D. United States: Ives, Gershwin, Copland, Barber X. New Compositional Methods A. Serialism and Atonality: Schonberg, Webern, Berg, Messiaen, Boulez, Stockhausen, Babbit B. Prepared Piano, Quotations, and Other Explorations: Cowell, Cage, Crumb, Rochberg C. Minimalism: Reich, Glass

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 6/26/2012

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