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3.00 Credits
Develops understanding of the basic elements of music through written and aural exercises and analysis. Rudiments of music theory involving melody, rhythm, and harmony. Concentration on notation and aural recognitions of rhythm and meter, key signatures, scales, and intervals; the construction and connection of basic triads and chords; basic keyboard and sight singing skills. Designed to assist students planning to take Theory I-IV or for students interested in gaining knowledge of the musician's basic materials and skills. Cannot be used as a credit toward the music major. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. 1 unit - Bhattacharjya, Brink.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to digital sound in all three categories of composition, orchestration and musical arrangement, with primary focus on Finale Notation Software. Work in the computer lab will explore a range of possibilities that combine digital samples, multimedia, and the Internet. Students will create their own orchestral arrangements and explore new combinations of sound and rhythm in an atmosphere of experimentation and discovery. Students will print, playback and record their own music. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1 unit - Ben-Amots.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of music in the United States from the colonial era to present. Both popular and classical music traditions will be examined with special attention given to the social and political contexts in which they developed. The emergence of innovative U. S. musical traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries will be seen as the foundations for the subsequent schools of jazz, musical theater, the nationalistic works of Ives, Copland, and others, the avant garde of the mid 20th century, and the evolution of pop to rock during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Finally, attention will be given to recent developments by living composers. No musical background is required. MU 202/FE 202-American Music: From Plymouth Rock to Rock. Survey of music in the United States from the colonial era until the present. Both popular and classical music traditions will be studied with special attention given to the social and political contexts in which they deveoped. In the first block, classical music traditions will be examined: the emergence of innovative U. S. composers in the 18th and 19th Centuries will be seen as the foundations for the nationalistic works of Ives, Copland and others. After study of Tin Pan Alley and the Broadway musical, the block will conclude with an examination of the modern and postmodern movements of the mid and late 20th Century. In the second block, popular music traditions from the same period will be examined, beginning with both European and African roots; the course will survey the evolution of popular genres such as the blues, minstrelsy, jazz and folk, and end with rock and hip hop cultures. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 Credits
No previous musical experience needed. An exploration of the development of the symphony, beginning with its inception as an amalgamation of various national characteristics in courtly circles during the middle of the 18th century. Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven elaborated and transformed the genre as it moved into the 19th century, when it flourished as a dramatic vehicle for large public concerts during the great age of Romanticism. An analysis of the symphony's mid- to late-19th century manifestations will examine the continuity of its forms as well as the myriad innovations that eventually led both to the profound creations of Mahler and others as well as the ultimate decline of the genre in the 20th century. 1 unit - Agee.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the history, theory and literature of American jazz music. Jazz as a primarily Afro-American cultural expression. Traditional African music and its relation to ragtime and blues. The evolution of jazz from its New Orleans origins to the present, as traced in the recorded legacy of such key innovators as Armstrong, Ellington, Parker, Davis, Monk and Coltrane. Guided listening and collective improvisation. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Scott.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to operatic conventions from the origin of opera in the late Renaissance to the operatic masterworks of the 20th century. Sociological elements behind the presentation of opera will be discussed as well as concepts in staging and production. 1 unit - Agee.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
The significance of the Second Millennium as a collective anniversary. Some salient musical developments of the past on the rise in prominence of popular and world music in the 20th century. The state of music today with emphasis on revolutionary new technologies. Musical changes that are projected as the 21st century is entered. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
No previous musical experience needed. A kaleidoscopic introduction to the passionate and lofty music of the late 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries. The course examines the fascinating English developments of the late Renaissance and early Baroque, the rediscovery of ancient music and the invention of opera, the flowering of instrumental music across Europe, and the final apotheosis of the high Baroque in the dramatic spectacle of Handel and the contrapuntal genius of Bach. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
This course traces the remarkable fifty-year career of one of jazz's most important innovators. His thinking inspired several distinct stylistic movements in the music, and he was mentor to many younger players who developed into major voices under his leadership. Guided listening to several of Miles most important recordings as well as those of some of his significant proteges and investigation of some of the extra-musical issues surrounding his life and music. No prerequisite, though 205 Introduction to Jazz is recommended. Prerequisite: Music 205 is recommended. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Scott.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
A study of Mozart's life, character and works in the context of 18th century Europe. The course will examine each genre of music composed by Mozart and compare his works with those of his immediate predecessors and contemporaries such as Handel and Haydn. Mozart's place in 18th century society - his relationships with employers, contemporary musicians and works, family, friends, and the Masonic movement - will be examined as a context for the study of his music. No musical background is required. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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