1. M100: Music Appreciation Discussion Group Ben Tibbetts, T.A. benjamintibbetts@yahoo.com Welcome! Please sign the attendance at the front of the room. benjamintibbetts@yahoo.com Tuesday April 2, 2013

2. Welcome Kristen’s students

3. Ballad assignment discrepancy (sorry about that!) Kristen’s students: today Herter 231: Thursday

4. Today’s Agenda Pass back stuff Concert etiquette revisited Pages 278-284 Pages 233-247

5. Pass back stuff

6. Final project proposals

7. Moodle’s updated

8. Concert etiquette revisited

9. Frederic Chopin 1810-1849 Polish composer/pianist

10. mazurka - "a Polish folk dance in triple meter, often with a heavy accent on the second or third beat of every measure" pg.517 Chopin’s Mazurka in Bb major op. 7 no. 1 Played by Henryk Sztompka

11. That was a character piece - "A relatively short work, usually for piano solo, that captures a particular mood ('character')." pg.515

12. The form: A A B A B A C A C A In the C section, uses a drone bass – “a single long note held underneath the melodic line”-pg.516 Listening again: Chopin’s Mazurka in Bb major op. 7 no. 1 played by Henryk Sztompka

13. Tempo rubato - "In Italian, 'robbed time.' Subtle changes of tempo (speeding up and slowing down) applied by the performer, with expressive intent.“ VIDEO: Chopin’s Barcarolle Played by Krystian Zimerman

14. Nationalism - "In music, the use of melodies, rhythms, harmonies, or instruments that reflect the musical practices of a particular nation." pg.517 Don’t have to be anthems Examples: Excerpt from John Phillip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever (America) Excerpt from Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” second movement (America)

15. Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 German composer

16. Cyclic – “…individual movements are linked in some tangible and distinctive way, usually through the use of a common musical idea” –pg. 515 Excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

17. Beethoven’s Sonata No. 14 in C# minor “Moonlight” Pick a movement for Listening Log: 1. Adagio sostenuto 2. Allegretto 3. Presto agitato

18. Final Reminders / Homework Ballad Assignment due Thurs. Concert Report #2 due Thurs. Read pages 317-325 Questions? Email: benjamintibbetts@yahoo.combenjamintibbetts@yahoo.com