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Musicology
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. The 300-level course offerings listed in the Course Catalog are drawn from a larger number of advanced classes that include: The History of the Oratorio, Baroque Opera, J.S. Bach, Stravinsky and Mahler. 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 music from the mid-18th century through the time of Beethoven. Discussion of developments in Italian and French opera, of German and English instrumental and sacred works, patronage systems and the dissemination of music including its place in the concert repertory today. Particular attention will be paid to instrumental and vocal works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. 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 First (290) and Second (291) Semester. Identical to JAZZ 290, 291; and AAST 171, 172. 301. Introduction to Music Research and Writing 3 hours WRi 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 322. Music and the Narrative 3 hours Second Semester. A study of the relationship between music and narrative structures throughout history, using aspects of narrative theory. Focusing on building a viable analytical structure, this course will include discussion of the way that music functions as an aid to plot (both implicit and explicit) in genres such as opera, pantomime, oratorio, symphony, program music, tone poem, and film/television scores. Specific compositions investigated may include Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Beethoven's 5th, 6th, and 9th Symphonies, Schumann's 3rd Symphony, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Liszt's Les Preludes, Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Rachmaninov's 1st Symphony, Elgar's The Kingdom, Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, Maxwell-Davies' Eight Songs for a Mad King and the soundtracks to the movies Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Mummy, Psycho, and Twister. Prerequisites: MHST 101 and one 200-level music history course. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20. Mr. McGuire 332. History of Film Music 3 hours Next offered 2004-2005. 341. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 hours WR Next offered 2004-2005. 351. Ludwig van Beethoven 3 hours WR First Semester. A study of the life and works of the composer. Selected compositions will be examined by considering such aspects as compositional sketches, stylistic development, performance practices, and cultural environment. Prerequisites: MHST 101 and one 200-level music history course. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. McGuire 353. Studies in Opera: Opera in the U.S. since 1950 3 hours First Semester. A study of operas composed and produced on American stages since 1950, including tonal, modern, postmodern, minimalist, and experimental works; also, of American institutions producing operas and their audiences. Emphasis will be on operas composed since 1985, including some by European composers. Prerequisite: one 200-level music history course. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20. Ms. Macdonald 400, 401. Senior Honors 3 hours First and Second Semester. Note: 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 B. Ethnomusicology 100. Introduction to Musics of the World 3 hours CD Second Semester. This course, for students with a basic knowledge of Western music theory, explores five areas drawn from the following: Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, Europe, Native America, North America, South America. A dual focus on sociology (the musicians, their roles, their audience) and musicology (the instruments, elements of style, and compositional principles) is pursued through a field project, aural analysis, transcription, and in-class performance. For a similar course assuming no music knowledge see CMUS 103. Enrollment Limit: 40. Mr. R. Knight The 200-level Musics of the World courses, listed below while carrying no prerequisites, naturally focus on the musicological as well as socio-cultural details of music. Thus, for non-music students, CMUS 103 or a basic knowledge of western music theory is recommended. The following 200-level courses are offered on a rotating basis. 200. Music of the Americas 3 hours CD Next offered 2004-2005. 203. Music of India 3 hours CD First Semester. The focus of this course is on raga sangeet, the classical music of India in its North and South variants, and on the folk and tribal traditions from various parts of the country. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. R. Knight 205. Music of Indonesia 3 hours CD Second Semester. This course focuses on the music of Java and Bali while including the related traditions of Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines and selected traditions from Australia and the Pacific Islands. The opportunity to perform Javanese Gamelan music is a component of this course. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. R. Knight 207. Music of Africa 3 hours CD Next offered 2004-2005. 301. Research Methods in Ethnomusicology 3 hours CD Next offered 2004-2005. For information on performing ensembles in non-Western music, see the following Applied Studies courses: APST 750 Javanese Gamelan APST 751 Performing the Music of India APST 830 Mandinka Ensemble |
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