禁樂:藝術,社會,與審查制度
Forbidden Music: Arts, Society, and Censorship
| 節 | 週一 |
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3 10:10–11:00 | 禁樂:藝術,社會,與審查制度 HC501（光復） 2 節連堂 |
4 11:10–12:00 |
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This course explores music in conjunction with censorship of various sorts. In Western culture, music has been viewed as a double-bladed tool by the state and the church. Its potential danger derives from not only its power to touch—and manipulate—human feelings, but also its ability to carry powerful message, be it political, religious, or aesthetic. When a certain type of music is deemed harmful and censored, consequently, the music in question mirrors the party that censors it, including its value system, political policy, and aesthetic or moral value. Some broad questions we will raise are as follows: should music have a function in society? Should it serve politics, religion, or morality? Where does the audience, taste, cultural trends stand in this context? Can it exist as an independent aesthetic product? We will examine these issues as our starting point and exam them from the following perspectives: 1) Why is a certain type of music forbidden in a certain social, political, cultural, or aesthetic context? Does the censorship derive from the composer? The identity of its performer(s)? The music itself? 2) Who forbids it? Is the music banned by law? By the government? The church? A political party? Does the audience or the artists play a part in the censorship? This course will be instructed in English; most course readings will also be in English. Background in music (theory and performance) and music literacy (the ability to read a music score) are not required.
Medium English proficiency (spoken, reading) or above. This course will be instructed in English; most course readings will also be in English. Background in music (theory and performance) and music literacy (the ability to read a music score) are not required.
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Attendance & participation: 30% Quiz(zes): 35% Presentation: 35%
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| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction and overview: music & musicians in society 2024-09-02(一) |
| 第 2 週 | Introduction and overview: music & musicians in society 2024-09-09(一) |
| 第 3 週 | Music, education, and religion Reading: St. Augustine, Confessions (from SRMH) Optional readings: Plato, The Republic (from SRMH) & Aristotle, excerpt from Politics (from SRMH) Repertory: Gregorian chant (Kyrie & Credo) 2024-09-16(一) |
| 第 4 週 | Composers and their patrons Readings: J.S. Bach’s 1723 contract with the town council of Leipzig (from MWW) & Haydn’s contract with the Esterhazy family (from HWW) Repertory: Bach, Cantata BWV62 (“Nun komm, der heiden Heiland”) & Haydn, Farewell symphony 2024-09-23(一) |
| 第 5 週 | Censorship and 19th-century Italian opera Readings: Synopses of Verdi, Rigoletto Hugo’s preface to The King Amuses Himself Repertory: Verdi, Nabucco & Rigoletto (excerpt) 2024-09-30(一) |
| 第 6 週 | Censorship and 19th-century Italian opera (cont.) 2024-10-07(一) |
| 第 7 週 | Music and Racism Readings: M. L. King, “I Have a Dream” Anderson, My Lord, What a Morning (from SRMH) & E. Roosevelt’s resignation letter (26 Feb. 1939) Viewing: M. Anderson, Lincoln Memorial concert (April 1939) 2024-10-14(一) |
| 第 8 週 | Music and Racism (cont.) 2024-10-21(一) |
| 第 9 週 | Quiz 2024-10-28(一) |
| 第 10 週 | Composer and self-censor Reading: Berg, “Society for Private Music Performance in Vienna” Repertory: Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire (excerpt) 2024-11-04(一) |
| 第 11 週 | Music, WWII, and holocaust Repertory: Ullmann, Der Kaiser von Atlantis (excerpt) 2024-11-11(一) |
| 第 12 週 | Music, WWII, and holocaust (cont.) 2024-11-18(一) |
| 第 13 週 | Avant-garde music and public censor Repertory: Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake (excerpt) Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring (excerpt) Viewing: Billy Elliot (film) 2024-11-25(一) |
| 第 14 週 | Composers and their audience Reading: Babbitt, “Who Cares If You Listen?” (1958) Repertory: Babbitt, Philomel 2024-12-02(一) |
| 第 15 週 | Composers and their audience (cont.) 2024-12-09(一) |
| 第 16 週 | Presentation of term project 2024-12-16(一) |
| 第 17 週 | 2024-12-23(一) |
| 第 18 週 | 2024-12-30(一) |
Hugo, Victor. The King Amuses Himself. Trans. Frederick L. Slous. New York: Howard Fertig, Inc., 1995. Strunk, Oliver, ed. Sources Readings in Music History. New York: Norton, 1998. Weiss, Piero and Richard Taruskin. Music in the Western World: A History in Documents. New York: Schirmer, 1984 Course readings will be posted on the course website in PDF. Youtube links of the repertory in weekly listening assignments will be posted on the course website.
- 地點
- HSS3, 511
- 時間
- Wednesday, 3.30-5 pm or by appointment; online appointment can be arranged
- 聯絡方式
- blblume@nycu.edu.tw office phone: x58316