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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 are drawn from a larger number of advanced classes that include: The History of the Oratorio, Baroque Opera, J.S. Bach, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler, Mozart, and Music and Narrative. 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. Ms. Macdonald 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. Mr. McGuire 255. Music of the Romantic Era 3 hours First Semester. A survey of music by principal European composers of the nineteenth century, from 1820-1914. Includes discussion of Beethoven's late works and their interpretations by later composers, the Italian operatic repertory, Wagner's Gesamtkunstwerk and its influences, aesthetics of the New German School, the rise of nationalistic music, position of women musicians, development of a concert audience in the US, Expressionism, Symbolism, and the formation of today's standard repertory. Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100. Enrollment Limit: 40. Mr. McGuire 275. Music since 1914 3 hours Second Semester. A survey of European and American concert and stage music from 1914 to the present. Topics covered include 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. Ms. Macdonald 290, 291. Introduction to African American Music 3 hours CD Next offered 2005-2006. 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. 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 319. Studies in Genre: The Oratorio 3 hours Second Semester. An historical investigation of selected oratorios dating from the 17th century to the modern day. The critical study of individual works will be complemented by a consideration of the genre's various contextual manifestations (e.g., as devotional work, opera substitute, national allegory, Elgar, and Vaughn Williams). Prerequisite: One 200-level music history course. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. Plank 332. History of Film Music 3 hours First Semester. A survey of the history of film music, tracing the genre's antecedents through the major film eras of the 20th century from the silent era through the present. The course will be comprehensive, discussing compositional developments within the genre of film music (growth of instrumentation; use of Leitmotivic structure; expansion of diegetic versus non-diegetic music); how music is used within film to aid telling the story (generating continuity; providing momentum; subliminal commentary); and the use of various types of music as iconographic characters or plot device. Films viewed will include those with soundtracks by major 20th-century general musical figures as well as specialized soundtrack composers. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20. Mr. McGuire 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 Second Semester. The course focuses on folk traditions of North and South America and the Caribbean, plus Native American and Amerindian traditions. See general description above. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. R. Knight 203. Music of India 3 hours CD Next offered 2005-2006. 206. Music of East Asia 3 hours Next offered 2005-2006. 207. Music of Africa 3 hours CD First Semester. This course focuses on the variety of musical traditions in Black Africa with special emphasis on the Mandinka of Gambia, the Shona of Zimbabwe, and the Pygmies of Central Africa. See general description above. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. R. Knight. 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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