UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
"MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE"
MUH 5345 / MUH 4341 (FALL 2017)
Instructor: Scott Warfield

Class # 91029
MUH 5345 = Graduate level
Class # 92924
MUH 4341 = Undergraduate level
Both Meet Monday and Tuesday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm, PAC M0261

This web page and its associated links serves as a communications site for MUH 4341/5345 at the University of Central Florida. Posted here are various information pages, assignments, study guides, and links to useful web sites. Students in this course are free to print any of these pages for their own use.

Graduate Syllabus (Fall 2017) - Overview of the course, grading policies, etc. for Graduate students

Undergraduate Syllabus (Fall 2017) - Overview of the course, grading policies, etc. for Undergraduate students

Weekly Assignments - A complete list of all specific assignments, class announcements, and other reminders in chronological order

Assignments - Instruction Sheets for MUH 5345 out-of-class projects & graded exercises


Supplemental Readings

A list of items (Books, Articles, Scores & Recordings) used in this course, now in the UCF Library, for use in your studying.

Recordings for Schulenburg, Anthology (3rd ed.)

A list of all Recordings associated w/ Schulenberg's Anthology and other pieces assigned for this course that are (a) in the UCF Library of (b) available via online resources, for use in your studying. Note the references to UCF call numbers, Classical Music Library (via UCF Articles and Databases), and YouTube, among other resources.

Publisher's Website for: Schulenberg Music of the Baroque, 3rd ed.

Oxford University Press's website for the textbook used in MUH 5345. This web site includes links to scores from previous editions of the Anthology, as well as streaming files and music examples found in the textbook.

Basic Music History Reviews

For those who wish to review their basic music history knowledge, these web sites maintained by W.W. Norton provide supplemental study materials, including chapter outlines, practice quizzes, and listening guides keyed to several recent basic music history texts:

Useful Web Sites

Libraries and Search Tools

UCF Library
Home page of the UCF Library, with full access to the online catalog. On-campus users and those with a UCF ISP may also have access to the online versions of the following electronic databases:
The Library of Congress
Home page of the largest library and largest music library in the world. Search its catalog via the link near the top of the page.
Doctoral Dissertations in Music On-Line
A searchable index of doctoral dissertations written in the fields of musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory. Although primarily an index of American dissertations, it also includes many of the more recent European dissertations.

Download Sites for Free Scores and Sound Files

Choral Public Domain Library
One of the largest web sites for free downloadable scores of choral music. Searchable by composer, title, etc. Files display and print as PDF documents.
IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) attempts to create a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge. Use the window at the left on the home page to search "Strauss," which gives access to a significant number of early Strauss scores that are now in the public domain. Scores may be viewed as PDFs and can be downloaded.

Baroque Era Composers and other Resources

Claudio Monteverdi
A streaming sound file of NPR's "Milestones of the Millennium" program about Monteverdi. (c. 10 minutes long, this item requires a RealPlayer [see below for a download site, if needed].)
"Sunday Baroque"
Home page of the NPR Radio program devoted to music of the Baroque era. Look under "Links" on the pull-down menu (top of the page) for separate pages listing links to web sites on "General" Baroque topics, "Instruments" (of the era), and "Composers." Beware that not all of these external sites are of equal value, but there are some very good resources scattered among the lesser sites.

Local Concert Information

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
As Central Florida's local professional symphony orchestra, the OPO performs a variety of concert series in and around Orlando. Follow the “Events” link on the home page to view the various concert series they present.
The Winter Park Bach Festival
The Winter Park Bach Festival is internationally known as the fourth oldest Bach Festival in the United States, having been founded in 1935 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach. This organization hosts a series of classical concerts throughout the year, as well as an extended Bach Festival in the early spring, on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park.

Local & Regional Broadcasting Information

WUCF-FM (89.9)
Orlando's public radio station broadcasts primarily classical music, news, and other NPR programming 24-hours a day. Use the "pull-down" menu under "90.7" on the tool bar at the top of the home page to reach the web link for listening to WMFE's broadcast.
WUFT-FM (89.1)
The University of Florida's public radio station in Gainesville broadcasts a mix of classical, jazz, folk, and world music, as well as news and NPR programming 24-hours a day. WUFT-FM can be heard through the web link on their home page.


Web Sites for Downloadable Computer & Internet Tools

Real.com
Web site of "Real Player," one of the standard plug-ins that you might need to listen to web broadcasts and streaming audio, or to play CDs through your computer. The basic player can be downloaded at now cost from this site.
Windows Media
Web site of "Windows Media Player," another plug-in the is used for listening to web broadcasts, streaming audio and CDs.
Sibelius
Web site of one of the most widely used software packages for writing and printing music with computers. Various demo versions and upgrades are available for downloading, as is a help center for users.
Finale
The Web site of Coda Music, makers of the widely used Finale program for writing and printing music. A basic form of the program is available as a free download.