Catalog HOME General Information College of Arts and Science Conservatory of Music   General Guidelines   Facilities   Instrument Collection   Degrees & Diploma   Requirements for Graduation   Academic Standing   Enrollment   Grading   Major Study   Transfer of Credit   Advanced Credit   Concerts & Recitals   Miscellaneous Information   Summer Programs Double-Degree Program Registrars Office Arts and Sciences Music Literature 213, 214. Organ Literature, History, and Design 3 hours First (213) and Second (214) Semester. An historical survey of organ literature from the 15th century to the present, together with a study of the technical and aesthetic aspects of the organ as an instrument. Semester one covers the period up to 1750; semester two, 1750 to the present. This course will include outside reading and listening assignments as well as analysis and performance projects by members of the class. Offered in alternate years; required of all organ majors. Prerequisites: MUTH 132 and MHST 101 or the equivalent. Consent of the instructor is required. Enrollment Limit: 12. Mr. Boe, Mr. Christie 215, 216. Piano Literature 2 hours First (215) and Second (216) Semester. MLIT 215 is an in-depth examination of piano literature from the acceptance of the fortepiano in late eighteenth-century Vienna to the key role of the piano as a symbol of Romantic efflorescence in the mid-1840s. MLIT 216 is a continuation of the study of piano literature from the invention of the "recital" to the piano's multiple meanings in the 20th century. Prerequisites: MHST 101 and MUTH 231 (can be taken concurrently) or consent of the instructor. Enrollment Limit: 26. Mr. Chow 220. The Lied 3 hours Next offered 2004-2005. 221. The Mélodie 3 hours First Semester. The performance of French art song, with emphasis upon language, style, and the partnership between voice and keyboard. Some consideration of historical background and poetic sources, as well as outside listening and reading. For singers and pianists. This course may count as an accompanying or an ensemble credit for pianists. Prerequisites: A semester of French (may be waived for pianists). Consent of instructor is required. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. Highfill 300, 301. Survey of Orchestral and Choral Literature 3 hours First (300) and Second (301) Semester. A one-year course. Study of stylistic elements, orchestration, vocal writing, formal structure, problem analysis, and historical perspective in a large section of major works. Regular listening assignments. Prerequisite: MLIT 300 is prerequisite to MLIT 301. Enrollment Limit: 15. Open only to conducting majors. Mr. Floyd, Mr. Smith