Course
Title:
REPERTOIRE:PIANO.
100 YRS AGO IN PARIS & ELSEWHERE
Course
Number:
MUP
451/551; SLN 29804/22264
Semester
and Year:
SPRING
2008
Meeting
times and days:
FRIDAY
12:40-2:30PM
Room:
Music
Bldg. W254
Instructor
Name:
WALTER
COSAND
Instructor
office phone:
480.965.4254
Instructor
email:
Required
texts:
Each
student must own scores of the following piano music:
Isaac
Albeniz
Iberia
(available
at http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Albeniz/Albeniz_Iberia.pdf)
Navarra
(available
at http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Albeniz/Albeniz_Navarra.pdf
)
Bela
Bartok
Bagatelles,
Opus 6
Rumanian
Folk Dances
Claude
Debussy
Children's
Corner
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/Debussy-Childrens%20Corner.pdf
)
Estampes
Images
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/images-book1.pdf)
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/images-book2.pdf
)
Suite
pour le piano
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/debussy-suite-pour-piano.pdf
)
l'Isle
joyeuse
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/isle-joyeuse-7005.pdf
)
Preludes
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/Debussy-Preludes,Book1.pdf)
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/Debussy-Preludes,Book2.pdf)
Etudes
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/Debussy-Etudes,%20Book1.pdf)
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Debussy/Debussy-Etudes,%20Book2.pdf
)
Gabriel
Faure
Nocturnes
(some
available from http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Faure/
)
Enrique
Granados
Goyescas
Scott
Joplin
Rags
Nikolai
Medtner
Second Improvisation
(http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Medtner/Medtner_2nd_improvisation_op47_muzgiz.pdf
)
Sergei
Prokofiev
Sonatas
Nos. 1, 2 and 3
Toccata,
Opus 11
Ten
Pieces Opus 12
(some
available from http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Prokofiev/
)
Sergei
Rachmaninoff
Concertos
Nos. 2 and 3
Preludes,
Opus 23 and Opus 32
(some
available from http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Rachmaninoff/
)
Etudes-Tableaux,
Opus 33 and Opus 39
Maurice
Ravel
Gaspard
de la Nuit
Le Tombeau
de Couperin
Sonatine
Arnold
Schoenberg
Three
Piano Pieces, Opus 11
Alexander
Scriabin
Sonatas
Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Preludes
(complete)
Etudes,
Opus 8, Opus 42 and Opus 65
(some
available from http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Scriabin/
)
Igor
Stravinsky
Etudes,
Opus 7
(available
from http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Stravinsky/
)
Suggested
additional materials:
Cooper,
Martin. French Music: From the Death of Berlioz to the Death of Faure.
Cronin,
Vincent. Paris on the Eve: 1900-1914.
Roberts,
Paul. Images: the piano music of Claude Debussy.
Timbrell,
Charles. French Pianism: A Historical Perspective.
(The
first three books are out of print but are available from Amazon.com,
for example.)
Course
Objective
This is a
survey of piano solo repertoire, centering on music being created in Paris,
France, during the years 1900-1920. Other music of the time will also be
examined.
Topics
Covered in Classes:
Jan. 25:
What Came Before; Paris the place; Richard Wagner, Camille Saintsaens, Cesar
Franck
Feb. 1:
Gabriel Faure, Ernest Chausson, Moritz Moszkowski, Erik Satie, Paul Dukas
Feb. 8:
Claude Debussy
Feb. 15:
French Songs and Solos [Guest Lecturer Dr. Campbell]
Feb. 22
Maurice Ravel
Feb. 29:
Enrique Granados, Isaac Albeniz, Manuel DeFalla
Mar. 7:
Examination on French and Spanish Composers at regular class time
(12:40-2:30PM)
Mar. 21:
Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Prokofiev [including
presentation by Heaton]
Mar. 28
Segei Rachmaninoff [presentation by Timmer] and Nikolai Medtner [presentation
by Vutipadadorn]
[Apr. 4:
Klatzkin Competition may pre-empt class meeting]
Apr. 11
Bela Bartok, Georges Enesco, Zoltan Kodaly, Karol Szymanowski
Apr. 18:
Edward Macdowell [presentation by Szczepanek], Scott Joplin, Amy Beach, Charles
Ives
Apr. 25:
Max Reger, Theodore Leschetizky, Percy Grainger, Arnold Schoenberg
May 2:
Final Examination at regular class time (12:40-2:30PM)
A
schedule of assignments and a detailed description of presentations will be
announced as needed, and as soon as possible.
Grading
Criteria/Policy/Exam Schedule
Attendance
(at classes and recommended events) counts for 40 percent of the final grade. (If you are absent without a good
reason you are not given a good grade. "Recommended events" may
include Andrew Campbell's recital January 19 at 7:30 pm in Katzin, Tarina Kim's
Bartok recital Sunday, February 17 at 5:00 pm in Katzin, the Pagano Studio
Debussy Prelude recital March 5 at 7:30 pm in Katzin, the Cosand Studio Recital
at Steinway of Phoenix at 3:00 pm on Apr. 13, and any solo recital given by any
student of this class, including that of Charles Szczepanek on Sunday, Feb. 3 at
7:30 pm in Katzin.)
The
midterm examination (March 7) will count for 20 percent of the final grade.
The
presentation in class will count for 20 percent of the final grade.
The
final examination (May 2) will count for 20 percent of the final grade.
Extra credit
may be allowed for extra projects.
Calendar
There is
now a public Google calendar for the ASUSOM keyboard area:
www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mdneuk113j954d0m02tifvjhm0%40group.calendar.google.com
Special
Accommodations
Any
student needing a special course-related accommodation due to a physical and/or
learning impairment must bring this to the attention of the instructor with
appropriate documentation within the first week of class so that learning needs
can be addressed effectively. Students must contact the ASU Disability Resource
Center to document a disability. Accommodations cannot be made retroactively.
http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/#
Academic
Dishonesty
All
necessary and appropriate sanctions will be issued to all parties involved with
any form of academic dishonesty that is in violation with the Student Code of
Conduct.
See Mr.
Cosand about any problem with this course.