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3.00 Credits
Schumann's beloved and controversial song cycle will be the focus of this halfsemester class. It will be studied within the context of other cycles of the early to mid-19th century, especially other settings of Chamisso's poetry. The course will consider domestic life in Germany at that time; Schumann's compositional process through his sketches and autographs; and the recent, often feminist work done on the cycle by Muxfeldt, Solie, and Hallmark. Written and oral project of the student's choice; listening exam. Prerequisite: MHST 111. (1 credit) Hallmark
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0.00 Credits
See description under Music History program of study. (0 credit) Faculty
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2.00 Credits
Investigates a range of topics relating to the history, politics, sociology, personalities, and performance practices of jazz. Previous topics have included "The Life and Music of Duke Ellington," "Thelonius Monk: High Priest of Jazz," "Charlie Parkand the Bebop Tradition," "John Coltrane, Jazz Messiah," and "Jazz in the Moviethe Movies in Jazz." Topic for the term will be posted in the schedule of courses during registration. Course requirements include a research project and written report as well as brief written or oral responses to reading and listening assignments. (2 credits) Coleman
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on different topics from year to year all centered on music from the 18th through early 19th centuries. Topics in the past have included "Music and the Enlightenment," "Music and the French Revolution," and "BeethoveRossini, and the Transition to Romanticism." See the schedule of classes for the current theme of the course. Assignments include weekly reading and listening to be discussed in class, short written assignments in response to assigned discussion questions, and an independent research project. (2 credits) Smith
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2.00 Credits
Rotating topics include Richard Wagner's music dramas (the Ring), the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, and Don Juan in music from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Students study original literary sources and librettos that are based on them, the composers' musical development from early to late stages, differing national philosophies as reflected in operatic development and performance practice. (2 credits) Greenwald
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2.00 Credits
Intensive performance and transcription from notation of the 11th through 14th centuries; Gregorian chant, 12th-century polyphony, Ars Nova and Trecento works. (2 credits) Hallmark
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2.00 Credits
Intensive performance and transcription from notation of the 15th and 16th centuries. (2 credits) Hallmark
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on methods of musical research and investigation for performers, historians, and theorists. Individual and class projects use research tools and bibliographical materials essential to editing, analysis, criticism, historiography, and journalism. Written assignments include a book review, a program note, short analyzes of articles from scholarly journals, and a bibliography for a proposed paper. (2 credits) Smith
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2.00 Credits
Continuation of MHST 535. Students write a full-length research paper, guided through the process step-by-step. There are frequent individual conferences with the instructor. (2 credits) Smith
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2.00 Credits
Introduces materials and methods of teaching music appreciation and music history. Readings and discussion of recent issues in education and musicology, with works by Gardner, Gilligan, Kerman, Treitler, Cone, and McClary. (2 credits) Hallmark
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