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2.00 Credits
and 2520 2 credits (per semester). I: Fall; II: Spring Traces the history of We s t e rn concert music, providing an overview and foundation. The course begins with a focus on world music, placing We s t e rn concert music in the greater context of its relationship to other cultures. The musical cultures of India and the Arabic countries of North Africa are examined for their impact on We s t e rn concepts. MTH 2510 and 2520 may be taken in either ord e r. Corequisite (for classical students): MTH 2050 and 3050
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Fall A practical introductory study of idiomatic writing for traditional instruments. Instrumental characteristics, timbral balance, dynamics, articulation, and texture. Scoring of fragments of works for ensembles of two to 20 instruments. Prerequisite: MTH 3050 or MCO 2020 or permission of instructor
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring A continuation of MTH 3070. Scoring for complex traditional ensembles, including string orchestra, winds, full percussion, symphony, operatic, film, and theatre orchestras. Score analysis from Monteverdi to Stockhausen. Prerequisite: MTH 3050 or MCO 2020 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. Fall The study of musical timbre using acoustical models and digital synthesis systems. Students (1) study wavef o rm synthesis with additive frequency modulation and granular, formant, and isomorphic procedures; and (2) compose works using the techniques studied. Prerequisite: MTH 3070 and 3080
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2.00 Credits
and 3450 2 credits ( per semester). I: Fall; II: Spring Surveys the history and evolution of jazz from its West African origins and migration to the present. While emphasis is on listening to and analyzing recorded examples, sociopolitical and economic issues are also examined. Students learn to identify stylistic and contextual aspects of jazz based solely on listening, and develop a familiarity with the major stylistic innovators from all eras. Readings from scholarly works help provide a comprehensive overview of America’s indigenous music.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Fall Taught from both musical and social perspectives, this course explores the history of music from its earliest surviving roots in ancient Greece through the opening of the Baroque era. Topics include: plainchant; the rise of polyphony; development of notation; rhythmic modes; the Burgundian school; the effects of Renaissance humanism on musical culture; the Renaissance madrigal; basso continuo; and opera. Prerequisite: MTH 2510 and 2520 and an excellent command of English (reading and writing)
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring A study of repertoire, social history, performance practice, and changing aesthetics of music in the period c. 1750–1880, concentrating on works by C.P.E. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz, von Weber, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky. Students are encouraged to investigate and understand stylistic foundations, analytical workings, reception history, and philosophical implications of important musical works of the period. Prerequisite: MTH 2510 and 2520 and an excellent command of English (reading and writing)
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Fall An in-depth look at the period of musical evolution that occurred between the collapse of a “common practice” in music (the closing decades of the 19th century) and World War II. Styles investigated include: primitivism, futurism, extreme chromaticism extending into atonality, bitonality, impressionism, expressionism, decadent symbolism, and neoclassicism. Prerequisite: MTH 2510 and 2520 and an excellent command of English (reading and writing)
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring Presents an in-depth look at expansions of serial technique by the Darmstadt group; the rise of the American avant-garde; the emergence of a newly contextualized tonality; minimalism, mostly in the works of such Americans as Reich, Glass, and Adams, with some works by P rt and Górecki; and expressions of postmodernism by artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Meredith Monk, Laurie Anderson, and Bj rk. Prerequisite: MTH 2510 and 2520 and excellent command of English (reading and writing)
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. Spring Analysis of selected works from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, with particular attention to tonal design and rhythmic and phraseological structure. Prerequisite: MTH 4050
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