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4.00 Credits
Discusses the music of numerous cultures and stylistic periods and their function within various societies. Introduces examples of non-traditional notation leading to discussions and analysis of diverse compositions. Requires a basic understanding of music notation and familiarity with the keyboard. Reviews and strengthens concepts from MUS 110. Note: MUS 110 and 111 are designed in sequence but may be taken separately.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys the multicultural trends and innovations that occurred in international music from the Middle Ages to early Romanticism. Emphasizes listening to and understanding a wide variety of music. Topics include Hildegarde of Bingen; cathedral composers of France, Italy, and Germany; Bach; Handel; Mozart; Beethoven; and others.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys multicultural trends and innovations that occurred in international music from early Romanticism to contemporary music. Emphasizes listening to and understanding a wide variety of music. Topics include the influence of non-western cultures, such as African and Asiatic, on international music; works of women composers; and ragtime, jazz, and musical theater.
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4.00 Credits
Enhances the listeners appreciation of symphonic music: symphonic trends from pre-classic to early 20th century, development of orchestral instruments and symphonic forms, and historical and biographical information about each composition and composer. Integrates live concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall and by the New England Philharmonic Orchestra.
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4.00 Credits
Students who want to register for travel courses must first apply through the Colleges of the Fenway GEO Center on www.cof.studioabroad.com. All requirements must be completed as listed on studio abroad before a student is accepted into a course. In addition to Simmons travel courses, other College of the Fenway courses are listed on the site. After registration on studio abroad, the GEO Center will ask for you to deposit for your course. The GEO will send the list of completed and accepted registrations to the Registrar. This is how you will be registered for the travel course. Interested students should create an account on studio abroad as soon as possible. Examines the lives of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Beginning in Salzburg we study compositions by Mozart and other composers of Salzburg and attend performances in 18th-century houses, churches, and palaces where these composers worked on a daily basis. Then our venue changes to Vienna which offers an opportunity to experience the energy of a great city that has been a musical and political capital for centuries. Day trips include the lakes region of Salzburg, the Austrian Alps, and museums and historic sites. Slowik.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the unique art of music for film. Screens films representing various eras and cultures and explores the film score. Presents genres including adventure flicks, dramas, film musicals, science fiction, and animated films. Studies music by the greatest film composers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, and others.
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4.00 Credits
Studies the highly diversified gathering of artists, writers, and musicians in Paris at the dawn of the 20th century. Examines the music, art, and literature of these fascinating people. Topics include Debussy and impressionism, Stravinsky and Picasso, influences of African culture, Paris International Exhibition, Gertrude Stein, Proust, and others.
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4.00 Credits
Private lessons with faculty of the New England Conservatory. Requires department approval.
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