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Explores a range of topics related to American music. Past topics have included "The Blues as Social Commentary," "The Black Composer and the EuropeaTradition," and "Women in Jazz." Topic for the term will be posted in the schedulof 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) Faculty
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Surveys composers who redefined music from the 1890s through the 1990s. Historical and philosophical study of the avant-garde tradition, the evolution of notation and compositional systems, and concurrent developments in other arts (Robert Rauschenberg, William Burroughs, Andy Warhol). Works of Ives, Cage, Russolo, Stockhausen, Nancarrow, Partch, La Monte Young, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, and Naked City. (2 credits) S. Drury
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Introduces students to the discipline of ethnomusicology through selected readings and discussion of important issues. In conjunction with readings, the course will also examine selected repertoires, including the music of Edo period Japan, the music of the Navahos, the classical music of North India, the classical music of South India, the music of Bali. Assignments vary from year to year, but include analytical papers, research papers, performance projects, and transcriptions. (2 credits) Labaree, Row
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Studies four major genres of music drama in Asia: Kathakali (India), Wayang Kulit (Bali), Beijing Opera (China), and Kabuki (Japan). Each genre is studied within the context of the culture from multiple perspectives: musical traditions and performance practice, drama traditions, literary and dance traditions. (2 credits) Row
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The classical traditions of North and South India are explored extensively in their cultural contexts, focusing on instrumental and vocal styles, repertoires and improvisation with special reference to the concepts of raga (melodic mode) and tala (rhythm systems). (2 credits) Row
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An introduction to the music of Turkey, both the classical and folk traditions. Through performance projects, recordings, transcriptions, analytical papers, and readings in history, practice and culture, students will explore the continuous tradition of composition and improvisation originating under the multi-ethnic Ottoman empire, which dominated the Middle East, North Africa and eastern Europe since the 14th century. (2 credits) Labaree
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In this course, the "problem" of music in worship will be explored through a studyof selected Christian European, Jewish, and Muslim writings and repertoires. Themes common to all three traditions an emphasis on the human voice; the central importance of words; conflicting attitudes toward musical instruments; the role of women; mystics as the advocates of music in worship; and music as an expression of personal religion will be examined through the study of liturgical and paraliturgical repertoires from European Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, and of comparable Jewish and Muslim repertoires. Requirements: a paper on an assigned reading; a research project on one of the themes; and a performance project. (2 credits) Labaree
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Musical style of the 11th through 14th centuries is the primary focus of this seminar, with a specific topic chosen each time. Previous topics have included the 12thcentury Notre Dame repertory; the medieval motet; the composers Machaut, Landini, and Ciconia. Seminar topics include issues of performance practice, theoretical studies, notation, historical context. Individual term projects and presentation. (2 credits) Hallmark
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Studies the music of Ives, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, their colleagues, and the general context of their works; developments that led to those works and their influence. (2 credits) Heiss
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2.00 Credits
Continuation of MHST 551. (2 credits) Heiss
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