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3.00 Credits
This course explores the history and aesthetics of Black sacred music within cultural context. Major figures (Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, The Winans Family, Kirk Franklin), periods (slavery, Great Migration, Civil Rights movement), and styles (folk and arranged Negro spirituals, congregational songs, and gospel songs - traditional to contemporary) will be studied through recordings, videos, film, and at least one field experience. Underlying the course is the theory (Mellonee Burnim and Pearl Williams-Jones) that gospel music is an expression of African American culture that fuses both African and European elements into a unique whole. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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In this course, students will be introduced to the varieties of music used in film from c. 1900 to the present. Topics covered include a basic introduction to the musical features of Western European dramatic music; the role of music in the early decades of the 20th century; the growth of film and musical sound in the "classic era" of Hollywood film; the use of music in specific genres such as film noir, science-fiction, epic, and musicals; and the use of popular song in film. Prerequisite: previous completion of MHIS 100, 120, 130, or by permission of the instructor. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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3.00 Credits
Historical, comparative, and critical study of the development of the concerto, including selected works from major baroque, classical and romantic composers. Emphasis on analytical study of forms used in concertos. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Recitation Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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The symphony and symphonic poem developed from their origins to their more complex later forms. Comparative analysis of similar forms in different periods. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Recitation Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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A thorough examination of the art song, a genre combining significant poetry and musical settings, from the late 18th century to the present, with emphasis on the leading composers of Lieder: Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms, and the most important writers of the melodie from Berlioz to Faurd. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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A study of selected examples of music theater from the late 16th century to the present, including a comparison of the qualities of sung versus spoken drama, with emphasis on the achievements of such composers as Monteverdi, Mozart, Wagner, and Verdi. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of chamber music of the baroque, classical, romantic, and 20th century. The course involves an in-depth study of composers of chamber music, analysis of problems of composing chamber music, and the stylistic analysis of the music of the various epochs. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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3.00 Credits
Examination of problems and issues in selected areas of music history. Title as listed in Schedule of Classes will change according to content. Course may be repeated for credit when specified topics differ. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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3.00 Credits
Topic: Back to the Future: A Study in African American Musical History. This course will give a comprehensive history of Black Music in America and demonstrate linkages between all styles & genres of Clack Music, through all eras, and their relationship to it's American Heritage. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Independent Study Advanced readings or analytical assignments in a particular area of music. Not more than three hours of independent study will be accepted toward the concentration. (F,W). 1.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours 1.000 TO 3.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Literature,Philosophy&Arts Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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