This web page and its associated links serves as a communications site for MUH 6935 (Spring 2009) 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.

Syllabus (Spring 2009) - Overview of the course, grading policies, etc.

Schedule - Tentative list of weekly topics for discussion

Assignments - A complete list of all specific assignments, class announcements, and other reminders in chronological order for Spring 2009

Assignments - Instruction Sheets for MUH 6935 out-of-class projects

• Strauss Biography Project
• Major Paper

Course Readings and Collective Bibliography

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

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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:

• Oxford Music Online, including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians II
• The Music Index Online
• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
• Classical Music Library
• JSTOR
• Project Muse

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.

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.

The Lied and Art Song Texts Page

"The Lied and Art Song Texts Page is an archive of texts used in 61,835 Lieder and other classical art songs, as well as in many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces. The collection currently indexes 37,970 texts and includes 7,600 translations to English, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages."

IPA Source

"IPA Source is the web's largest library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts."

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Useful Websites for Richard Strauss

The Richard Strauss Institute (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

Web site of the RSI (officially sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts), the international center for research into the music and life of Richard Strauss. In addition to background on the RSI and its activities, the site includes a searchable bibliography that covers the years 1995-2006. (In German only.)

Richard Strauss Online

An authoritative web site established by Richard Strauss (grandson of the composer) of Vienna. It includes biographical information, photos, short videos, a works list, and other information in both German and English.

http://www.richard-strauss.com/

A web site developed by several Viennese Strauss enthusiasts, but with only limited content, chiefly a biographical outline and works lists. (In English, French or German)

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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.

Orlando Opera

Orlando’s professional opera company presents 3-4 operas and others events each season. Student tickets are available in some areas of the house for as little as $ 10.00.

The Festival of Orchestras

The Festival of Orchestras is a permanent concert series in Orlando’s Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, featuring five internationally acclaimed symphony orchestras each season.

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.

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Local & Regional Broadcasting Information

WUCF-FM (89.9)

The web site of the University of Central Florida's own non-commercial radio station. Its programming is primariliy jazz, but WUCF also carries some NPR programming, including Saturday broadcasts of The Metropolitan Opera. WUCF-FM is available to you through the Internet to anyone with a Real Player Plug-in.

WMFE-FM (90.7)

Orlando's public radio station broadcasts primarily classical music, news, and other NPR programming 24-hours a day. Click on "Listen Live" 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.

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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.