The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

Introduction to Music Bibliography – Section One

 

 

Fall 2008

 

 

Sept. 4             Introduction to course.  Principles of research

 

Sept. 9             continue Principles of Research and Ethics.  Read Wingell, Introduction to Research in Music.  Chapter 1 [On Reserve]

 

Sept. 11           Copyright. Read: Daniel Ennis and Arne R. Flaten, “Strange Tales from the Trenches,” Chronicle of Higher Education, May 11, 2007; Candace de Russy, “Professional Ethics begin on the College Campus,” Chronicle of Higher Education, October 19, 2003. [Xerox copies on Reserve]

 

Sept. 16           Copyright/citation.  Read: Sampsel, Chapter 16.

 

Sept. 18           Citation – Refworks.

 

Sept. 23           Evaluating Resources. Books and score. Read: Sampsel, Chapter 1; Philip Gossett, “Editorial theory, Musical Editions, Performance; 19^th Century Faultlines from a 21^st Century Perspective,” in Music in the Mirror. Edited by Andreas Giger [Reserve]; Clive Brown, “Ludwig von Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1-9. edited by Jonathan Del Mar,” MLA Notes 58 (2002); 911-915. [Xerox copy on Reserve]; Michael White, “Settling Old Scores by Beethoven,” The New York Times, January 20, 2008. [Xerox copy on Reserve]  Assignment: Paper comparing editions of  the same musical work.  Due; Oct. 2.

 

 

Sept. 25           Libraries and Library catalogs. Read: Sampsel, Ch. 4; Sections 1 through 5 of the article “Libraries” in the New Grove; Robert Darnton. “The Library in the New Age,” The New York Review of Books.  June 12, 2008 [copy on Reserve]

 

Sept. 30           Libraries continued

 

Oct. 2              Music periodicals and periodical indexes. Read: Sampsel, Chapter 5; Assignment: bibliography of 7 to 10 books and articles (you must include both) related to the work you have chosen to study.  Due:  Oct. 16.

 

Oct. 7              Periodicals continued

 

Oct. 9              Program Notes. Read: Wingell: Writing about Music, Chapter 6, pp. 105-111. Assignment: Program notes for a single work.  Due: Oct. 23.

 

Oct. 14             No Class.  Midterm holiday

 

Oct. 16            Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Read: Sampsel, chapter 2 and 3; article “Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: in the New Grove; Noam Cohen. “Start writing the Eulogies for Print Encyclopedias.” The New York Times, March 16, 2008 [copy on Reserve]; Nicholson Baker. “The Charms of Wikipedia.” The New York Review of Books, March 20, 2008. [copy on Reserve]  Assignment: short answer questions.  Due: October 30.

 

Oct. 21            Dictionaries and Encyclopedias continued

 

Oct. 23           Dictionaries and Encyclopedias continued

 

Oct. 28            Bibliographies of music and music literature. Read: Sampsel, chapters 6, 7, and 10.  Assignment: Questions using bibliographies of music and music literature. Due: Nov. 18.

 

Oct. 30            Bibliographies continued

 

Nov. 4             Bibliographies continued

 

Nov. 6             Bibliographies continued

 

Nov. 11           Works devoted to one composer. Read: Sampsel, chapter 8.

 

Nov. 13           Discography. Read: Brian Rust. Brian Rust’s Guide to Discography, chapters 1 and 2.

 

Nov. 18           Planning a research project. Read: Wingell: Writing about Music, chapter  3.

 

Nov. 20           Finding your thesis. Reading: Wingell: Introduction to Research in Music, chapter 6. Assignment: thesis statement for planned paper.  Due:  Dec. 2

 

Nov. 25           Making your argument

 

Nov. 27           No Class.  Thanksgiving

 

Dec. 2              Outlining. Assignment: proposed outline for final paper.  Due: Dec. 9.

 

Dec. 4              Writing about music. Read: Wingell Writing about Music.  Chapters 1, 2, and 4.   

 

Dec. 9              Paper format—discussion of outlines.

 

 

Dec. 11            Writing style and common problems in writing.  Read: Wingell: Writing about Music, Chapter 8.

 

            FINAL PAPER WILL BE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FINAL EXAM.  THERE WILL BE A FINAL EXAMINATION.