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4.00 Credits
What are we doing when we listen to music How does the human brain process sound and why do those sounds affect us as they do Drawing on recent neurological data, information from musicological and ethnomusicological sources, readings in aesthetics, and our own personal experiences as listeners and makers of music, students will learn to listen with greater awareness and discernment to music from the widest variety of styles. Meets Humanities I-A requirement E. Benjamin 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
(First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) Which symphony of Beethoven is your favorite and why Have you listened to any Beethoven symphony -- and why not This seminar offers the first-year student the unique opportunity of indulging herself (aurally) in the profound world of musical greatness rarely equaled. All nine Beethoven symphonies will be listened to in class with critical commentary by the teacher. Engaging discussion, review, and reading and writing assignments will all be part of the paramount focus in this seminar. no prior music experience is necessary. Meets Humanities I-A requirement A. Bonde Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(First-year seminar) This seminar examines the artistic and social impact of the war on composers such as Stravinsky, Bartók, Shostakovich, Schoenberg, and Copland. The music under consideration includes a wide range of responses to the world conflict. Experience in reading music is not required. Meets Humanities I-A requirement L. Litterick, A. Durfee 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
Introduces musical composition through the writing of original pieces, emphasizing twentieth- century techniques. Includes demonstrations of various musical instruments, readings of student compositions in class, and consideration of the "creative process." Meets Humanities I-A requirement L. Schipull Prereq. Music 100 or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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2.00 Credits
Study and perform representative chamber works for varying combinations of instruments. (A)Wind Ensembles The department (B) String Ensembles L. Laderach, K. Cahn-Lipman (C) Piano Ensembles E. Malek, G. Steigerwalt (D) Mixed Ensembles The department (E) Brass Ensembles J. Jeffries (F) Klezmer Ensemble This ensemble, composed of all instruments- including piano, strings, brass, and woodwinds-performs dance music of Eastern Europe. Students at all levels of experience will use their classical training to go beyond the printed page into the folk tradition, learning to play different modes of the tunes and employing "untraditional" techniquesthat are traditional in this unique folk music. A. Greenbaum (G) Flute Choir A. Hale (H) Euridice Ensemble Euridice Ensemble are groups of students and faculty who perform baroque and classical chamber music with attention to historical performance practice. Individual ensembles may include baroque trios, classical quartets, cantata groupings, etc., and are formed according to the needs and interests of students participating each semester. Singers, modern and early string, wind, and keyboard players from the Five Colleges are invited to participate. R. Eisenstein, L. Laderach, A. Robbins, L. Schipull Does not meet a distribution requirement Prereq. enrollment is by audition only for new students or previous study; 1 rehearsal (2 hours); 1 credit
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3.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement Fall 2008 147f(A) Collegium Renaissance and baroque music for mixed voices R. Eisenstein Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 credit 147f(B) Voces Feminae Renaissance and baroque music for women's voices. C. Bell Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 credit 147f(C) Instrumental Ensemble Study and perform music for early strings, recorder, shawm, and other early music instruments. A. Robbins, D. Stillman, E. Samuels Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 credit 147f(D) Renaissance Dance Sixteenth- through eighteenth-century European social dance, contemporary with the eras of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare in England, the Medicis in Italy, Louis XIV in France, and colonial America. The focus will be on learning the dances, supplemented by historical and social background, discussion of the original dance sources, and reconstruction techniques. M. Pash, N. Monahin 1 credit 147f(E) Seminar in Seventeeth- Century Song This course is a repertory survey conducted in masterclass format. Each participant will learn and sing in class a song every week or two. English lute ayres, French airs de cour, Italian monodies, and later music up to and including Henry Purcell are included. There is a very limited but interesting selection of reading as well. R. Eisenstein Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; Note: limited to six singers and three continuo players (keyboard, lute/guitar, and/or cello/gamba); 1 credit Spring 2009 147s(A) Collegium Renaissance and baroque music for mixed voices R. Eisenstein Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 credit 147s(B) Voces Feminae Renaissance and baroque music for women's voices. C. Bell Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 credit 147s(C) Instrumental Ensemble Study and perform music for early strings, recorder, shawm, and other early music instruments. A. Robbins, D. Stillman, E. Samuels Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 credit 147s(D) Renaissance Dance Sixteenth- through eighteenth-century European social dance, contemporary with the eras of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare in England, the Medicis in Italy, Louis XIV in France, and colonial America. The focus will be on learning the dances, supplemented by historical and social background, discussion of the original dance sources, and reconstruction techniques. M. Pash, N. Monahin 1 credit 147s(E) Seminar in Seventeeth- Century Song This course is a repertory survey conducted in masterclass format. Each participant will learn and sing in class a song every week or two. English lute ayres, French airs de cour, Italian monodies, and later music up to and including Henry Purcell are included. There is a very limited but interesting selection of reading as well. R. Eisenstein Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; limited to six singers and three continuo players (keyboard, lute/guitar, and/or cello/gamba); 1 credit
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2.00 Credits
Performance study - individual instruction. (A) Piano ?. Steigerwalt, M. Gionfriddo, E. Malek (B) Voice ?. Spratlan, S. Andrade, C. Cobb (C) Flute ?. Greenbaum, A. Hale (D) Oboe (E) Clarinet ?. Boggs (F) Saxophone ?. Levine (G) Bassoon (H) French Horn ?. Jeffries (I) Trumpet (J) Trombone ?. Pemrick (k) Tuba (M) Percussion ?. Caputo (n) Harpsichord ?. Schipull (O) Organ ?. Schipull (P) Harp ?. Alterman (Q) Guitar ?. de Fremery (R) Violin ?. Laderach, R. Gorevic (S) Viola ?. Laderach, R. Gorevic (T) Cello ?. Cahn-Lipman (u) String Bass ?. Suzuki (V) Recorders/EarlyWinds ?. Samuels (W) LoudWinds ?. Stillman (X) Lute ?. Castellano (y) Early Strings ?. Robbins Does not meet a distribution requirement Prereq. enrollment is by audition only for new students. Exemption from or enrollment in Music 100 required a?er initial semester of study.; enrollment is limited according to teacher availability. Lesson fee--see Tuition and Fees in catalog. No refund of fee a?er 10th academic day of class.; 1-2 credits
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3.00 Credits
155(A) Big Band The Big Band is a mixed instrumental group open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced musicians. Students learn a variety of classic and contemporary swing, Latin, jazz, and pop standards. The group performs in concert twice a semester and occasionally off campus as well. M. Gionfriddo Prereq. enrollment is by audition only or previous participation in the ensemble; 2 rehearsals; 1 credit 155(B) Vocal Jazz The Vocal Jazz Ensemble is a select group of singers which performs classic and contemporary jazz vocal music. The group performs in concert twice a semester and occasionally off campus as well. Solo opportunities also exist with the Big Band and Chamber Jazz Ensembles for students enrolled in Vocal Jazz. M. Gionfriddo Prereq. enrollment is by audition only; 1 rehearsal; limited enrollment; 1 credit
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1.00 Credits
This course will focus on learning by ear and playing the polyrhythmic traditional music of the peoples of southern Ghana, Togo and Benin, including sections of Adjogbo and Agbekor. All students will learn drum, rattle and bell parts, some songs and some dance steps as well. non musicians are welcome, but practicing between classes is required. The group will perform in a workshop at the end of the semester. Does not meet a distribution requirement F. Conant 1 credit
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4.00 Credits
This course concentrates on indigenous musical traditions from different parts of sub- Saharan Africa. Cross-cultural features as well as regional varieties are examined. A major objective of the course is to facilitate an understanding of the cultural contexts within which African musical practices derive their meaning and significance. The course discusses conceptual, behavioral and stylistic features of the music; the contexts and functions of performances; the interrelations of music and dance; the use of music in healing; musical instruments and singing styles; and the social status of musicians. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement O. Omojola 4 credits
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