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1.00 Credits
An in-depth analytical study of music composed for small groups (2-13 instruments), this course will focus on selected works composed between 1750 and 1950 which have made a significant impact in the evolution of Western music. The format of the class is lecture and discussion with students and professor taking turns presenting. Live performances by students, faculty and visiting ensembles will be used whenever possible. Designed primarily for music majors. Prerequisite: MUSC 343 or consent of instructor Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Rouslin
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1.00 Credits
A study of the music and artistic theories of Wagner, concentrating on the Ring operas, Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal. The course will include analysis of musical structure and a study of the relations among drama, text and music. Writings from artists and philosophers contemporary with Wagner will be studied to provide intellectual, musical and political background. Prerequisite: MUSC 343 Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Peel
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1.00 Credits
A study of the music and relevant issues of aesthetics, style, genre, and form in the music of Haydn, concentrating on the string quartets, the symphonies, and the late vocal works. The course will include analysis of musical structure and a study of the relations among genre, style, and form. Writings from Haydn's early biographers and excerpts from contemporaneous reviews will provide insight into eighteenth-century assessments of his music. More recent discussions of the music of Haydn will acquaint students with present-day issues that arise in scholarly discussions of Haydn's music. Prerequisite: MUSC 343 Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Duerksen
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1.00 Credits
An examination of the development and repertoire of the art song genre (defined primarily as a work for a single voice with piano accompaniment) and of the response of composers of the German Lied, the French melody, and the English-language art song to the stimulus of a poetic text. Ability to read a piano-vocal score in musical notation is required. Reading knowledge of French and German is not required, but will be an asset to the student. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts Prerequisite: MUSC 343 or consent of instructor Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Duerksen
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0.25 - 1.00 Credits
Second year development of applied instrumental and vocal skills, starting with the student's level of attainment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MUSC 370; consent of instructor Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
Independent study in a course of one's choice. To be used at the discretion of an individual professor in order to fulfill a student's graduation requirements or to satisfy a student's interests. Such an option will usually be open only to seniors. Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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0.25 Credits
A senior seminar and supervised practicum for students completing the Emphasis in Music Education program. Theoretical, philosophical, and practice-based issues will be explored. Individual projects will involve writing and teaching presentations. Register Fall and Spring of senior year. Offering: Every semester Instructor: Linsell, Long, Nord
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0.25 Credits
This course consists of one-on-one classes between the student and the conductor for either Chamber Choir, Wind Ensemble or Orchestra. Preliminary time will be spent in the music library researching scores, then sight-reading with the ensemble, rehearsing and preparing a score with the ensemble for public performance. Prerequisite: MUSC 435 Offering: Every semester Instructor: Linsell, Long, Wu
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0.50 Credits
Preparation by all Bachelor of Music candidates in Performance, and by other suitable candidates, of representative works from all appropriate major stylistic periods. Required of all Performance Majors. Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
The final project is an original composition in a large-scale form: orchestra piece, wind quintet, string quartet, song cycle or choral cantata. The student will choose the particular medium and form in consultation with the professor. A defense of the composition before a panel of three faculty members will take place at the completion of the project. Required of all composition majors in the senior year, the course is taken one semester for a full credit or spread over two semesters for .5 credits each. Offering: Every semester Instructor: Peel
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