Course Objectives
Cole Porter(Music 205)
TheTimelessMelodiesFoundationforEducation,Inc.hasbeencreatedtodevelop,promote,andadvancethestudyandunderstandingoftheroleplayedbyAmericansongintheculturaldevelopmentofoursociety.Ourpresentationsaredesignedtoincreaseandenhancetheawarenessofthegeneralpublicwithregardtotherich,historicalsignifi-canceofourAmericanmusicaltradition.Assuch--vialecture,livemusic,andaudioandvideoexcerpts--werecountthelifestoriesandcareerhighlightsofthosewhocomposedthemusic,wrotethewords,orperformedtheclassic,popularmelodiesandlyrics.Thesearethemenandwomenwhohaveimmeasurablyinformedourlivesandworld...andwhoseaccomplishmentsremainthestandardtowhichallothershaveaspiredorbeencompared.
Description:ThisisasurveycourseinthelifeandmusicofColePorter.
Ourobjectives: 1.Toreviewthechildhoodinfluencesthatinspiredhisartisticlife; 2.Totracethehistoricaleventsandlocationsthatimpactedonhiscreativity; 3.Tocitethepeopleresponsibleforthefoundationfromwhichheworkedandplayed; 4.Toexaminethescopeandongoingcontributionofhisprofessionaloutput; 5.Tounderstandandgainperspectiveaboutthepersonaldeterminationthathelpedhimovercomeanartist’s occasionaldryspells--andvaliantlyriseabovethedisabilitiesthatwouldhavedefeatedmanyothers.SuggestedReading: ColePorter,ABiography,RobertKimball,Holt,Rhinehart&Winston,1971 TheLifeThatLateHeLed,ABiographyofColePorter,GeorgeEels,WHAllen,1967
SuggestedListening: You’reSensational:ColePorterinthe‘20s,,30s,‘40s&‘50s, IndianaHistoricalSocietyandLochInternationalClassics TheSongsofColePorter,SmithsonianCollectionofRecordings
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GeorgeGershwinIrvingBerlinRodgers&HartHarryWarrenAmerica1900:PopularMusicBegins
Rodgers&HammersteinColePorterSentimentalJourney:TheSongsofWorldWarII
FrankSinatraParts1&2FredAstaireParts1,2&3JewishContributionstoAmericanPopularMusic
JudyGarland GeneKellyParts1&2SongsThatInspiredaNationAfrican-AmericanContribution
TheRoaring20’sAin’tWeGotFunSwingThePowerofMusic
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Timeless Melodies Courses
LessonI-IntroductionOnWiththeShow-America’sLoveAffairwithMustcCollege:Bingo Eli Yale
LessonII-BroadwayDebutWorldWarIBroadwayRookieEuropeanDilettante
LessonIII–NewSoundsofthe1920sJazzyNewSoundsofthe20’sGeorge&Ira,Rodgers&Hart,Kern&Hammerstein
LessonIV–BroadwayBaby...fromIndianaandParis
Let’s Do ItYou Do Something to MeYou’ve Got That Thing
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Cole PorterMusic 205
“Adiscussionwillfollowthepresentation”
LessonV-SolacefortheGreatDepressionFromBroadwaytoHollywood
TheGayDivorcee: Night and DayThemMerm:I Get A Kick Out of You You’re the TopJubilee: “When the begin...”
LessonVIThe1940s:NewValleys,NewPeaksTheWarYears: Don’t Fence Me InThePirate:Be A ClownCole’stheTop:Kiss Me Kate
LessonVII-FinalDecade/FinalHeightsHighSociety--forLinda: “I give to you, and you give to me....”Finale: Anything Goes
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