MUH 3211 “Music History & Literature I” MUH 3211 - Music History I 6/12/2018 MUH 3211 “Music History & Literature I” Section 0002 – (Class Nbr.: 93641) Meets Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:30 am - 10:20 am PAC M 0260 (Performing Arts Center, Music Building, 2nd Floor – front [west end]) DAY 1 (25 Aug 17)

Scott Warfield Assoc. Prof. of Music History MUH 3211 - Music History I 6/12/2018 Scott Warfield Assoc. Prof. of Music History Office: PAC M227 Email: scott.warfield@ucf.edu DAY 1 (25 Aug 17)

Important Web Sites for MUH 3211 MUH 3211 - Music History I 6/12/2018 Important Web Sites for MUH 3211 Course Home Page (coming soon): http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~swarfiel/MUH3211/3211home.html Syllabus (coming soon): http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~swarfiel/MUH3211/3211syllabus.html My personal home page: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~swarfiel/ DAY 1 (25 Aug 17)

Prologue “Antiquity”

What is Antiquity? Timeline in book Biblical = Middle East (c. 1,000 BCE – 0) - scattered OT references, Psalms, etc. - highly speculative Greece (c. 800 – 200 BCE) - beginnings of “Western Civilization” - descriptive writings & iconography Rome (c. 200 BCE – 476 CE) - mostly borrowed from Greeks

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek Music Only about 45 fragments of actual music Iconography more extensive (but….not always precise/complete) Writings - Descriptive (events, objects, etc.) - Philosophical (why it matters, how to use it) - Theoretical (scientific explanations) NO actual instruments, NO precise notation, and thus, NO definitive sounding music

Greek Vase w/ Musicians

Another Greek Vase

Greek Music (overview) Repertoires of vocal and instrumental music - often intended for specific functions Used in drama (often sung by chorus) Used in rituals (civic and religious) - “singing” as a competitive event All(?) music was: - Monophonic - possibly accompanied (very simply) Vocal music superior to instrumental

Greek Music Theory More “scientific” description than practical Pitch system based in tetrachords (4-note scale) Intervals determine “genus” (pl. “genera”) Tetrachords combined to create “tonus” (pl. “tonoi”) Named after geographic regions: Dorian, Ionian, Phrygian, Lydian, etc.)

MUH 3211 - Music History I Music in Greek Culture 6/12/2018 Music (intervals/ratios) determined by number - Pythagoras discovered Quadrivium: arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy (all numbers) “Harmony of the Spheres” (inaudible) Music moves the spirit/soul = Doctrine of Ethos Aristotle & Plato - state obligated to teach a balance of gymnastics and music (only good) Abstract study superior to practical music-making DAY 1 (25 Aug 17)

Epitaph of Seikolos (Listening 1) Ancient Greece: Song of Seikilos

MUH 3211 - Music History I 6/12/2018 To Do List Acquire: Bonds Textbook, Anthology of Scores & accompanying recordings Find Web Site & Read Syllabus Send me email (per instructions on “daily assignment” web page) Start reading Bonds Chapter 1 & 2 See “Daily Assignments” Web page for details DAY 1 (25 Aug 17)