MHL564 SLN93262 M W F 11:40—12:30 Fall, 2000

HISTORY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

"A Very Tentative Syllabus"

Course Objective: I will present a abroad historical base for the history of music instruments around the world, leading to the Western European Art Tradition. Via your term paper, you will be able to develop a detailed understanding of one particular instrument. Term papers will be shared with the class via presentation on the WWW.

1 21Aug Introduction, requirements, R Kartomi

Classification schemes R Class. Sch.

Classification reports

2 28Aug Classification reports, con’t A1

RIdIM/Music iconography R RIdIm A2

3 6Sept con’t. R Bowles A3

[Note 4 Sept. is a holiday]

North American Indian Cultures R Haefer L101

4 11Sept NAI Cultures, con’t R Haefer L101

O’odham Sound Instrument (Native classification) A4

[Note: 15 Sept is the last day for unrestricted withdrawal]

5 18Sept Warijio Violin Making/So Am, Ind. Insts. L102

Sub—Saharan Africa R Berliner L103

6 25Sept Sub—Saharan Africa, con’ts R Berliner L103

7 2Oct Latin America/Mariachi R Herskowitz L104

Oceania/Asia R Zemp/Hwang L105

8 9Oct SE Asia/No. Africa R Sorrell or Reck L106

9 16Oct East & West European folk cultures R Stockman L107

10 23Oct The Ancient World Greece/Rome R Sachs III/IV—VI

The Middle Ages: Porticos/Cantigas R Munrow Pt1 L108

[Note 27 Oct. last day for restricted withdrawal]

11 30Oct The Middle Ages/The Renaissance: R Munrow Pt2

[Note 10 Nov. is a holiday]

14. 20Nov The 18th century

[23-24 Nov are Thanksgiving holidays]

15 27Nov The 18th c./The 19th c. R: S/G/M/R/B L111

16 4Dec The 20th century R: S/G/M

[Note 5 Dec. is the last day of class; 6 Dec. is reading day]

Grading Criteria: Your grade will be based on the following formula:

A1 10%; A2 5%; A3, 10%; A4 10%; A5 10%; Midterm, 25%, A6 30%

A1 Classification system assignment

A2 Description of topic with preliminary bibliography

A3 Iconography assignment

A4 Annotated bibliography for project (card file)

A5 First draft of paper due

A6 Final version of paper due

No text required. However the following items are on reserve in the ASU Music Library and are required readings as noted:

Classification Schemes: as assigned for report, see bibliographic handout

Kartomi: On concepts and classifications of musical instruments, pp3—31

Sachs/von Hornbostel Classification of Musical instruments

RIdIM: Cataloguing Guidelines

Bowles: Musical Ensembles in Festival Books, 1500—1800, 4 chapters of

interest or as assigned

Haefer: North American Indian Musical Instruments

Berliner: Soul of Mbira, pp. 8—51

Herskovits: "Drums and Drummers in Afro—Brasilian Cult life"

Zemp: "’Are’are Classification of Musical Types and Instrument"

Hwang: "Instruments and Aesthetics in Korean and Western Music"

Sorrell: Guide to the Gamelan, Chapter 3, pp 28—54

or Reck pp 382—88 Javanese gamelan polyphonic and societal
stratification

Stockman: Studia instrumentorum musicae popularis (browse)

Sachs: Chapters III — VI deal with the ancient world

Munrow: Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Sachs: Chapters XIV — XVII deal with the European art tradition

Geiringer: devoted to the music instruments of the WEAM tradition

Marcuse: a survey of music instruments including the WEAM tradition

Remnant: a survey and illustrated history of instruments in the WEAM

tradition

Baines: surveys of instruments in the WEAM tradition including

America

MHL564 HAEFE PC01 etc.