Literature & Materials (I)

Examines concepts, definitions, musical literature, trends, performance practices, and composers from antiquity to 1600.

Study of symphony, chamber music, opera, and other forms from 1600 to 1830.

Analyzes styles, composers, and techniques from 1830 to the present.

Explores traditional African music and American music influenced by the African idiom.

The course examines the formation of ethnomusicology through a survey of its intellectual history, theories, methodologies, and research practices. We will read and discuss the works of major scholars in the field, and review their intellectual contributions.

Explores concepts, definitions, musical literature, trends, performance practices, and composers from antiquity to 1680.

This course focuses on the study of symphony, chamber music, opera, and other forms from 1680 to 1880. It exposes students to core aesthetic concepts and musical repertoire from notated European and North American traditions.

Analyzes styles, composers, and techniques from 1880 to the present.

Examines changes from baroque to classical ideals, including the works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Study of romanticism, beginning with the mature Beethoven.

Presents the origins and development of the symphony and related forms, including an intensive study of scores.

Deals with string quartet literature and its antecedents, along with other chamber music forms from Haydn to Bartok.

Treats the emergence and growth of choral music and such related forms as the chanson and madrigal, with emphasis on the Afro-American contribution.

Covers such dramatic forms in music as the cantata, passion, oratorio, opera, and musical theater.

Presents African life and culture with music as a focal point. No previous music training required.

Examines styles, composition techniques, and performance standards of Western music from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.

Treats techniques and trends from 1900 to the present, with special lectures and demonstrations by Composition faculty members.

Research projects assigned to seniors. Each student must complete one research project on an Afro-American subject.

Research projects assigned to seniors. Each student must complete one research project on an Afro-American subject.

Deals with string quartet literature and its antecedents, along with other chamber music forms from Haydn to Bartok. (Graduate).

Directed by a member of the faculty. Students may receive credit for this course twice.

Study of music for solo voice from its beginnings to present, with consideration of literature for the voice teacher.

Study of music for solo voice from its beginnings to present, with consideration of literature for the voice teacher.

Forum for the presentation of current research activities of graduate students, faculty, and guest speakers.

Directed by a member of the faculty.

It provides instruction and practice in critical reading, creative thinking, and clear writing. It provides additional instruction in analyzing and interpreting written texts, the use of written texts as evidence, the development of ideas, and the writing of both exploratory and argumentative essays. The course stresses exploration, inquiry, reflection, analysis, revision, and collaborative learning.

an organized class that focuses on the final preparation of the thesis defense presentation and the thesis document of the graduate students in the Landscape Architecture program.