MUS 426 VOCAL LITERATURE

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

School of Music
Spring 2021

Instructor: Dr. Monica A. Williams-McCullough Phone: 702-895-3332

Room: Remote Email: monica.williams@unlv.edu
Hours: Monday/Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.

Course Description:
A survey of art song repertoire with a brief overview of Italian song, and an emphasis on German, French,
Spanish, British and American song.

Required Materials:
Emmons, Shirley and Stanley Sonntag. The Art of the Song Recital. New York: Schirmer, 1979.
Kimball, Carol. Song: A Guide to Style and Literature. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 2006.
Retzlaff, Jonathan. Exploring Art Song Lyrics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Stevens, Denis. History of Song. London: Hutchinson Company, 1960.

Recommended Materials:
Bernac, Pierre. The Interpretation of French Song. New York: W.W. Norton, 1978.

Course Objectives:
 Gain knowledge of art song repertoire and its significance within the context of music history.
 Identify and discuss the musical style of significant composers.
 Identify and discuss the components of art song, including melody, harmony, rhythm,
accompaniment, dynamics, form and text setting.

Grading:
 Participation/Attendance 100 points
 Three Listening Quizzes 150 points
 Two Short Answer Quizzes 100 points
 Style Sheets/American Song 250 points
Presentation
 Song Performance/Style Sheet 100 points

 Final Exam (Song Recital

Presentation with Program Notes) 300 points
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1000 points TOTAL

Participation/Attendance:
Please be on time (early) and attend class each session. Attendance will be taken each class period and
absences will affect your grade significantly. Students will lose one letter grade for every two
unexcused absences.
Listening Quizzes/Short-Answer Quizzes:
Three listening quizzes and two short-answer quizzes will be given during the course of the semester.
Unless notification is received one week in advance or there is documentation from a physician,
quizzes will not be made up.

Style Sheets/American Song Presentation:

Construct a style sheet of seven songs and include the following repertoire: one German Lied, one French
mélodies, two American songs (the instructor will choose one), one British song, one Spanish song and
one of your choice. The style sheet format is in Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature, pg. 23-
37. Each student will discuss the American song chosen by the instructor with the class. A recording
of the song and a score to share with the class is required. A detailed format of this assignment will be
given. Late assignments will not be accepted.

Song Performance/Style Sheet:

Each student will perform an art song chosen by the instructor and approved by the student’s voice
teacher. The song does not have to be memorized. Students also will give a brief presentation about the
stylistic characteristics of the song and the composer.

Song Recital Presentation with Program Notes:

Please construct a 50-minute song recital for your voice category; use three to four languages and write
program notes for each song. A presentation is required (there will not be any singing). A detailed rubric
will be provided. Song translations are not required.

Course Schedule:

January 20 Course Introduction

January 25 Aspects of Style (Style Sheets)

Reading: Kimball, pp. 1-37
Early Italian Songs/19th Century Italian Songs
Reading: Kimball, pp. 407-409 (Caccini); Kimball, pp. 426-435 (Bellini, Rossini,
Donizetti, Verdi, Tosti)

January 27 Continue Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Tosti

February 1 Begin Classical Songs (Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven)

Reading: Kimball, pp. 42-48; Gorrell, pp. 9-29; Stevens, pp. 230-237

February 3 Continue Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

February 8 German Lieder

Reading: Kimball, pp. 52-68; Stevens, pp. 237-243 (Schubert)

February 10 German Lieder

Reading: Kimball, pp. 74-89; pp. 91-94; Stevens, pp. 244-248 (R. Schumann)
February 15 NO CLASS (President’s Day)

February 17 German Lieder (Continue R. Schumann)

Reading: Kimball, pp. 103-110; Stevens, pp. 250-253 (Brahms)

February 22 German Lieder (Continue Brahms)

February 24 German Lieder

Reading: Kimball, pp. 111-126; Stevens, pp. 253-257 (Wolf)

March 1 LISTENING QUIZ/SHORT ANSWER

March 3 German Lieder

Reading: Kimball, pp. 127-136, Stevens, pp. 257-259 (Mahler)

March 8 German Lieder (Continue Mahler)

March 10 German Lieder

Reading: Kimball, pp. 132-137; Stevens, pp. 259-261; Kimball, pp. 139-141; Stevens,
pp. 261-262; Kimball, pp. 145-147 (R. Strauss/Schoenberg/Berg)

March 15- SPRING BREAK

March 21

March 22 French Mélodies

Reading: Kimball pp. 157-164; 94-97; Bernac pp. 32-35 (Berlioz, Gounod, Liszt)

March 24 French Mélodies

Kimball pp. 180-189 (Fauré)

March 29 French Mélodies

Reading: Kimball pp. 173-180; pp. 190-200; pp. 204-209 (Duparc, Chausson,
Debussy, Satie)

March 31 French Mélodies

Reading: Kimball pp. 210-217; 222-224; 225-236 (Hahn, Ravel, Boulanger and
Poulenc)

April 5 LISTENING QUIZ/SHORT ANSWER

April 7 Spanish Songs/South American Songs

Reading: Kimball pp. 499-506; 508-510 (Granados, de Falla, Turina)
Kimball pp. 518-526; 528-531 (Obradors, Montsalvage, Ginastera)

April 12 British Songs

 Kimball pp. 363-370; 388-398 (Vaughan Williams, Quilter, Finzi, Britten)

April 14 SONG PERFORMANCES

April 19 SONG PERFORMANCES

American Songs
Reading: Kimball, pp. 245-253 (Foster, H.T. Burleigh, Beach); TBD (Hall Johnson,
William Grant Still, Undine Smith Moore, Margaret Bonds, Leslie Adams,
Adolphus Hailstork, Jester Hairston)

April 21 American Songs

Reading: Kimball, pp. 292-296; 298-306; 311-316 (Bernstein, Rorem, Hoiby,
Argento)

April 26 American Songs

Reading: Kimball, pp. 256-262; 273-280; 283-288 (Ives, Duke, Copland, Barber)

April 28 STYLE SHEETS DUE/PRESENTATIONS/American Song

Reading: Kimball, pp. 331-335; 339-344 (Larsen, Laitman); (Gordon)
Reading: Kimball pp. 289-291; 320-322; (Bowles, Bolcolm); (Heggie)

May 3 STYLE SHEETS DUE/PRESENTATIONS/American Song

May 5 LISTENING QUIZ

FINAL EXAM TBA

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