MUSIC 401 - Form and Analysis

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

This course offers a survey of selected methods of musical analysis, including the traditional approaches to studying form developed by Leon Stein and Douglas Greene, La Rue's style analysis, Schenker's system for tracing the underlying tonal structure of pieces, and Perle's handling of serial procedures and atonality. Each of the analytical systems is applied to representative works drawn from the six major style periods of Western art music. Prerequisite: MUS 231 or permission of the instructor. (Myer s, offered alternate years)

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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