MHL 654 - JOSEPH HAYDN, LIFE AND WORKS (PROSEMINAR)

SYLLABUS (S-10)

Instructor: John Spitzer

Email: john.spitzer@notes.sfcm.edu

Office hour: by appointment, room 405

Website: www.sfcmhistory.com/Spitzer/Haydn_Home.html

25 Jan Plenary – Finding printed music

Seminar – Outline of Haydn's life

1 Feb Plenary – Finding information about music - I

Seminar – Haydn's world

Prep 1 due

8 Feb Plenary – Finding information about music – 2

Seminar – Symphonies 1

Prep 2 due

(15 Feb) NO CLASS (Presidents Day)

22 Feb Seminar – String quartets 1

Prep 3 due

ASST DUE: Bibliography

1 Mar Seminar – Piano trios (and sonatas)

Prep 4 due

8 Mar Seminar –Symphonies 2

ASST DUE: Paper topic

Prep 5 due

15 Mar Seminar – String quartets 2

Prep 6 due

(22 Mar) NO CLASS (Spring Break)

29 Mar Plenary – Writing (Laurance, Spitzer)

Seminar – Operas

ASST DUE: Take-home midterm

5 Apr Plenary – editing and editions

Seminar– Haydn's character

Prep 7 due

12 Apr Seminar – The Creation

ASST DUE: Term paper draft

19 Apr No class - tutorials

26 April No class - tutorials

ASST DUE: Abstract of paper

3 May Seminar – Present and discuss abstracts

ASST DUE: Comment on Abstract

10 May Seminar – Present and discuss abstracts

ASST DUE: Term paper