The
Department of Musicology offers courses under the following
two headings:
A.
Music History
B.
Ethnomusicology
A.
Music History
MHST 101 (or CMUS 100) is a prerequisite to any of the 200-level
survey courses. Students who have a good background in music
history and literature may be exempted from MHST 101 by passing
an examination given only during Orientation in August. College
of Arts and Sciences students with some music background may
take MHST 101. For College students without such a background,
CMUS 100 is recommended. (See Music, in the Arts and Sciences
section of this catalog.) Transfer students entering in February
must take MHST 101 the following fall semester.
101. Introduction to the History and Literature of Music 4
hours
First
Semester. A survey of the major developments in the history
of Western music including jazz, vernacular music, electronic
and computer music, and an introduction to ethnomusicology.
Selected major musical works will be considered from a variety
of historical standpoints. The course serves as a prerequisite
to the MHST 226, 235, 245, 255, 275 courses. Prerequisite:
knowledge of musical notation. Enrollment Limit: 100.
Conservatory students are encouraged to register for this course
in their freshman year.
Mr.
McGuire
226. Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance 3 hours
Second
Semester. A survey of church and court music from the
early Middle Ages to 1600. The course will consider the forging
of Western musical traditions within the context of medieval
liturgy and the ensuing growth of a variety of genres--music
which richly expresses Romanesque otherworldliness, the ideals
of courtly love, Gothic rationalism, the blossoming of the individual
in the Renaissance, and the mystical fervor of the Counter Reformation.
Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100. Enrollment Limit:
40.
Mr.
Plank
235. Music in the Baroque Era 3 hours
First
Semester. A survey of music from the rise of monody in
the Florentine academies c.1600 to the death of Bach in 1750.
The course will consider opera, church music, and instrumental
music from multiple perspectives, underscoring the interplay
of technical and contextual views. Works by Monteverdi, Schuetz,
Bach, Handel, and others are studied from the standpoint of
form and style, and as expressions of various social forces.
Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100. Enrollment Limit:
40.
Mr.
Plank
245. Music in the Classic Era 3 hours
Second
Semester. A survey of the music from about 1730 to about
1800 including the stylistic changes at mid-century and the
various schools that culminate in the mature works of Haydn
and Mozart. Emphasis will be placed on the development of major
genres and formal procedures of the period. Three classes plus
one listening laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MHST
101 or CMUS 100. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms.
Macdonald
255. Music in the 19th Century 3 hours
First
Semester. A survey of music by principal European composers
of the nineteenth century. Includes discussion of Beethoven's
works and their interpretations by later composers, the Italian
operatic repertory, Wagner's Gesamtkunstwerk, aesthetics of
the New German School, the rise of nationalistic music, position
of women musicians, development of a concert audience in the
US, and the formation of today's standard repertory. Prerequisite:
MHST 101 or CMUS 100. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms.
Macdonald
275. Music in the 20th Century 3 hours
Second
Semester. A survey of European and American concert
and stage music from 1900 to the present. Topics covered include
symbolism, expressionism, neoclassicism, serialism, Harlem
renaissance, national influences (politics, folk art), electronic
music, indeterminacy, minimalism, performance art, post-modernism,
viability of avant-garde music today. Prerequisites:
MHST 101 or CMUS 100 and MUTH 232. Freshmen and transfer students
admitted by consent only. Concurrent enrollment in MUTH 232
is possible with consent of the instructor. Enrollment
Limit: 40.
Mr.
McGuire
290, 291. Introduction to African-American Music 3
hours
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
301. Introduction to Music Research and Writing WRi 3
hours
First
Semester. A practical course open to all students wishing
to develop their skills in writing about music and to familiarize
themselves with essential bibliographic and research tools.
The course will focus on specific problems and mechanics of
preparing a research paper, concert, record and book reviews,
program notes, etc. Prerequisites: MHST 101 and one
200-level music history course. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr.
Plank
302. Introduction to Historical Performance 3 hours
First
Semester. Identical to HPRF 302-01.
Mr.
Breitman
312. Special Topics in Performance Practice 3 hours
Second
Semester. Identical to HPRF 312. Also see HPRF 512
(or MHST 512).
Mr.
Breitman
316. Studies in Opera: The Baroque Opera 3 hours
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
318. Women in Music 3 hours
Next
offered 2003-2004.
319. Studies in Genre: The Oratorio 3 hours
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
331. Johann Sebastian Bach 3 hours
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
341. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 hours
WR
First
Semester. A study of the life of Mozart and the development
of his musical style. Analysis of vocal and instrumental works,
and consideration of Mozart's position in the 18th century.
Special attention will be devoted to The Magic Flute.
Prerequisites: MHST 101 and one 200-level music history
course. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 30.
Mr.
McGuire
351. Ludwig van Beethoven 3 hours
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
359. Gustav Mahler 3 hours
Next
offered 2003-2004.
400, 401. Senior Honors 3 hours
First
and Second Semester. Enrollment Notes: Open only
to music history majors admitted to the Honors Program.
For additional information, see Undergraduate Programs,
Division of Musicology.
Staff
512. Special Topics in Performance Practice 3
hours
Second
Semester. Identical to HPRF 512.
Mr.
Breitman
