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MUSI 214b: History of American Jazz
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
An investigation of the whole range of jazz history, from its beginning around the turn of the century to the present day. Among the figures to be examined are: Scott Joplin, "Jelly Roll" Morton, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Miles Davis. Mr. ManPrerequisite: 1 unit in one of the following: music, studies in American history, art, or literature; or by permission of instructor. Alternate years: not offered in 2008/09.
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MUSI 215a /216b: Composition I
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
Creative work in various contemporary idioms. Analysis of selected works; study of instrumental resources. Mr. Meltzer. Prerequisite: Music 105/106 or by permission of instructor. If a senior project in composition is planned, the student should elect Music 215/216 in the sophomore year and Music 315 in the junior year.
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MUSI 217b: Studies in Popular Music
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
Topic for 2008/09: Popular Music Around the World. This course introduces students to popular music outside of the USA. We cover case studies from Africa (West and South), Latin America, North Africa/Middle East, and Asia. Themes we explore include music and social identity, musical interactions between Western and non-Western musicians, socially conscious artistic movements and pan-nationalistic politics, the World Music/Beat market, and music in immigrant communities. Mr. Rios. Prerequisite: recommended 1 unit in either music or sociology.
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MUSI 219a /220b: Electronic Music
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
A practical exploration of electronic music, composition, and production techniques. Compositional and creative aspects will be emphasized with extensive lab time provided for student projects. No prior knowledge of computer music or programming is required. Mr. McCulloch. Prerequisite: by permission of instructor.
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MUSI 231b: Women Making Music
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
(Same as Women's Studies 231) A study of women's involvement in Western and non-Western musical cultures. Drawing on recent work in feminist musicology and ethnomusicology, the course studies a wide range of musics created by women, both past and present. It explores such topics as musical instruments and gender, voice and embodiment, access to training and performance opportunities, and representations of women musicians in art and literature. Ms. Libin.Prerequisite: one unit in music, or women's studies, or by permission of instructor. Not offered in 2008/09.
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MUSI 238a: Music in Film
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
(Same as Film 238) A study of music in sound cinema from the 1920s to the present. The course focuses on the expressive, formal, and semiotic function that film music serves, either as sound experienced by the protagonists, or as another layer of commentary to be heard only by the viewer, or some mixture of the two. Composers studied include Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, and others, as well as film scores that rely upon a range of musical styles, including classical, popular, and non-Western. Specific topics to be considered this semester include music in film noir and the movie musical. Prerequisite: one course in music (not performance) or film. Two 2-hour classes a week, plus outside screening. Not offered in 2008/09.
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MUSI 246a: Music and Ideas I-Medieval and Early Modern Europe:The Power of Church and Court
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
(Same as Medieval and Renaissance Studies 246) This course introduces major historical and intellectual ideas of music from the Ancient world through 1660. The focus is on essential repertoire as well as the cultures that fostered principal genres of sacred and secular music during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and early Baroque. Mr. Mann.
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MUSI 246a /247b/ 248a: Music and Ideas
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
Prerequisites: Music 105/106 or by permission of instructor. Two 75-minute periods and a discussion section.
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MUSI 247b: Music and Ideas II-Enlightenment and the Influence of Rationalism
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
A study of musical genres and trends over the course of the "long eighteenth century" from 1660 to 1830. The course explores significant shifts in musical language from the high Baroque through the age of revolution and early Romanticism, as revealed in great works from Purcell through Beethoven. Ms. Libin.
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MUSI 248a: Music and Ideas III-Modernism and its Challenges
1.00 Credits
Vassar College
This course begins with progressive composers Berlioz, Liszt, and Wagner and traces the development of their schools of thought through the late nineteenth century. The rising importance of popular song and jazz in the twentieth century along with major composers who have found new expression within classical traditions and "postmoderns" who have worked to bridge genres. Mr. Pisani.
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