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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.211.400 (01)
Topics in Romance Literatures: Opera and literature across borders
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Egginton, William, Refini, Eugenio
Bloomberg 172
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-FREN, GRLL-ITAL
Topics in Romance Literatures: Opera and literature across borders AS.211.400 (01)
In this year's course we will look at the relation between some of the great operas of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and their literary sources (case studies will include the various versions of Don Giovanni). We will also discuss some recent philosophical interpretations of opera. At stake will be the question of how literature is translated into music and stagecraft, and what these translations say about the times and cultures in which they were produced. During the course we will view and listen to operas and read their source materials as well as critical works about both. The course will be conducted in English, although readings will be available in their original languages. Language majors will be expected to do research in their language of concentration.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-FREN, GRLL-ITAL
AS.376.211 (01)
Music Theory I
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Cornelius, Nathaniel B
Mattin Center 105
Music Theory I AS.376.211 (01)
Introduction to basic principles of tonal music through listening, analysis and music making. Students study melody, harmony, voice leading, figured bass and dissonance treatment, and will also undertake short composition projects. Must have taken the qualifying examination or AS.376.111. Recommended to be taken concurrently with AS.376.221.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.374 (01)
Gendered Voices
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Refini, Eugenio
Maryland 202
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Gendered Voices AS.211.374 (01)
The course will explore the notion of ‘voice’ in order to show how poetry, literature, philosophy, and music have been dealing with it throughout the ages. In particular, by focusing on classical figures such as the Sirens, Circe and Echo, as well as by considering the seminal discussions of the 'voice' in Plato and Aristotle, the course will address the gendered nature of the voice as a tool to seduce and manipulate the human mind. More specifically, the course will discuss the ways in which male, female, queer, gendered and un-gendered voices embody different functions. Course materials include classical, medieval and early modern sources as well as later rewritings of myths concerned with the voice by authors such as Jules Verne, Karen Blixen, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and Italo Calvino. A selection of theoretical works (e.g. Cavarero, Silverman, Dollar, Butler) will also be discussed. The course is taught in English and all materials will be available in English translation; Italian majors and minors should enroll in section 2.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/14
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.376.212 (01)
Music Theory II
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Rickelton, Michael T
Mattin Center 105
Music Theory II AS.376.212 (01)
This course continues the aural and written work of the previous course, but focuses on chromatic harmony while continuing the study of melody, counterpoint, and figured bass. Prerequisite: Music Theory I.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.211 (02)
Music Theory I
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Stone, Stephen C
Shaffer 202
Music Theory I AS.376.211 (02)
Introduction to basic principles of tonal music through listening, analysis and music making. Students study melody, harmony, voice leading, figured bass and dissonance treatment, and will also undertake short composition projects. Must have taken the qualifying examination or AS.376.111. Recommended to be taken concurrently with AS.376.221.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.111 (01)
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Maust, Paula
Mattin Center 105
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship AS.376.111 (01)
This course introduces written and aural music fundamentals including notation, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, meter and sight-singing. Students will compose melodies and short pieces and complete listening projects. Course does not count towards the completion of the minor.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.111 (03)
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Maust, Paula
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship AS.376.111 (03)
This course introduces written and aural music fundamentals including notation, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, meter and sight-singing. Students will compose melodies and short pieces and complete listening projects. Course does not count towards the completion of the minor.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.221 (01)
Musicianship I
TTh 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Wile, Kip Douglas
Mattin Center 105
Musicianship I AS.376.221 (01)
Study in the basic skills of reading and hearing music. Recommended to be taken concurrently with AS.376.211, Music Theory I.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.111 (02)
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Perry, Lisa M
Mattin Center 101
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship AS.376.111 (02)
This course introduces written and aural music fundamentals including notation, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, meter and sight-singing. Students will compose melodies and short pieces and complete listening projects. Course does not count towards the completion of the minor.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.374 (02)
Gendered Voices
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Refini, Eugenio
Maryland 202
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Gendered Voices AS.211.374 (02)
The course will explore the notion of ‘voice’ in order to show how poetry, literature, philosophy, and music have been dealing with it throughout the ages. In particular, by focusing on classical figures such as the Sirens, Circe and Echo, as well as by considering the seminal discussions of the 'voice' in Plato and Aristotle, the course will address the gendered nature of the voice as a tool to seduce and manipulate the human mind. More specifically, the course will discuss the ways in which male, female, queer, gendered and un-gendered voices embody different functions. Course materials include classical, medieval and early modern sources as well as later rewritings of myths concerned with the voice by authors such as Jules Verne, Karen Blixen, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and Italo Calvino. A selection of theoretical works (e.g. Cavarero, Silverman, Dollar, Butler) will also be discussed. The course is taught in English and all materials will be available in English translation; Italian majors and minors should enroll in section 2.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.376.222 (01)
Musicianship II
TTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Wile, Kip Douglas
Mattin Center 105
Musicianship II AS.376.222 (01)
Further studies in the basic skills of reading and hearing music. Recommended to be taken concurrently with AS.376.212, Music Theory II.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.231 (01)
Western Classical Music
MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Giarusso, Richard J
Shaffer 202
Western Classical Music AS.376.231 (01)
This course is an introduction to the rich tradition of Western "Classical" music. We will examine this music from a variety of perspectives, including: 1) its historical, intellectual, and cultural background; 2) the biographical background of its composers; 3) its stylistic context; and 4) analysis of the music itself. We will approach these perspectives through a variety of activities, such as lectures, readings, writing, exams and in-class discussion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.334 (01)
World Music & Cultures
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Donnelly, Laura
Shaffer 302
World Music & Cultures AS.376.334 (01)
A study of world musics and cultural contexts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.258 (01)
Jazz Improvisation and Theory
MW 1:30PM - 2:50PM
Thomas, Omar
Mattin Center 101
Jazz Improvisation and Theory AS.376.258 (01)
Study of the theory and practice of Jazz Improvisation. Must have taken the qualifying examination or AS.376.111.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.330 (01)
History of Opera
M 4:00PM - 6:20PM
Kass, Lily T
Shaffer 202
History of Opera AS.376.330 (01)
A basic course in the origin and development of opera and its dissemination throughout the Western world.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.259 (01)
Theory of 20th Century Popular Song
MW 1:30PM - 2:50PM
Thomas, Omar
Mattin Center 101
Theory of 20th Century Popular Song AS.376.259 (01)
This class will explore the way harmonic concepts codified in the western classical tradition over the last few centuries are represented and expanded upon in 20th and 21st century popular music. We will examine a number of harmonic techniques using a wide array of genres, ranging from jazz to Broadway to rock to pop to R&B/soul to hip-hop. This course will focus on listening, analysis, and composition techniques.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.245 (01)
Introduction to Sound, Audio, and Recording Arts
TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Stella, Andrew Robert
Mattin Center 105
Introduction to Sound, Audio, and Recording Arts AS.376.245 (01)
In this course we will undertake a comprehensive survey of sound, audio and the related technology. While covering sound recording from an historical perspective, we'll touch on related material in physics, music, psychology and acoustics. In lab exercises and assignments, students will have the opportunity to learn in a hands-on environment as practical applications of the lecture material are explored. Assignments will include critical listening, in addition to basic recording, editing and mixing of audio. The course will culminate in a comprehensive final project.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.332 (01)
Arranging for vocal ensembles
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Fishbein, Joshua H
Shaffer 302
Arranging for vocal ensembles AS.376.332 (01)
Students will learn how to arrange pre-existing melodies or songs for various vocal ensembles. Music theory I as a prerequisite recommended but not required.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.244 (01)
Electronic Music Production
M 11:00AM - 1:20PM
Gift, Kevin W
Mattin Center 101
Electronic Music Production AS.376.244 (01)
Students will be introduced to electronic music production techniques and software, and how both can be used to produce a wide range of genre specific results. Skills such as beat matching, intricate use of quantization, virtual instrument editing, automation, sampling, mixing, mastering, effect usage and use of plugins will be explored.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.231 (02)
Western Classical Music
MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Giarusso, Richard J
Shaffer 202
Western Classical Music AS.376.231 (02)
This course is an introduction to the rich tradition of Western "Classical" music. We will examine this music from a variety of perspectives, including: 1) its historical, intellectual, and cultural background; 2) the biographical background of its composers; 3) its stylistic context; and 4) analysis of the music itself. We will approach these perspectives through a variety of activities, such as lectures, readings, writing, exams and in-class discussion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.372 (01)
Topics in Music Cognition
Th 1:30PM - 3:50PM
Lopez-Gonzalez, Monica
Shaffer 202
COGS-COGPSY
Topics in Music Cognition AS.376.372 (01)
This course explores the similarities and differences between music and language, the effects of musical training on cognitive development, and the expressive power of music, with an introduction to music and its role in film. We will read relevant research and theory on these topics from cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, musicology, and philosophical perspectives.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): COGS-COGPSY
AS.376.404 (01)
History of Musical Instruments
T 5:30PM - 7:50PM
Weiss, Susan Forscher
History of Musical Instruments AS.376.404 (01)
The history, technology, and performance of Western European musical instruments, their precursors, and their non-western counterparts, addressed by experts and explored on visits to historic collections.
Recommended prerequisite: AS.376.231 "Western Classical Music"
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/6
PosTag(s): n/a
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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.376.190 (21)
Learn Music by Writing It
MTWTh 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Janello, Mark
Shaffer 202
Learn Music by Writing It AS.376.190 (21)
This course uses composition and song-writing projects to introduce music fundamentals to students with little or no musical background. Topics will include rhythm and meter, pitch and intervals, scales, chords, and harmony, and how to read and write music in both traditional and popular presentations. We will cover standard classical music notation (score, Roman numerals, traditional theory terminology) as well as popular (lead-sheet notation and performance conventions). This course has no prerequisite.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): n/a
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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.376.242 (02)
Introduction to Popular Music
MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Smooke, David
Shaffer 202
Introduction to Popular Music AS.376.242 (02)
A survey of the stylistic features and social contexts of American popular music since the 1950s.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.222 (01)
Musicianship II
TTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Fishbein, Joshua H
Mattin Center 105
Musicianship II AS.376.222 (01)
A continuation of the skills developed Musicianship I. The course is divided into performance skills (sight singing, rhythm reading, basic piano, and improvisation) and aural skills (recognition of pitch, chords, rhythms, melodies, and other musical structures). Topics include minor keys, chromatic melody and harmony, compound time signatures, and syncopation). As in Musicianship I, emphasis is placed on developing effective practice techniques. Pre-requisite: AS.376.221 (Musicianship I) or placement exam.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.111 (01)
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Rickelton, Michael T
Mattin Center 105
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship AS.376.111 (01)
This course introduces written and aural music fundamentals including notation, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, meter and sight-singing. Students will compose melodies and short pieces and complete listening projects. Course does not count towards the completion of the minor.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.212 (01)
Music Theory II
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Stone, Stephen C
Mattin Center 101
Music Theory II AS.376.212 (01)
This course continues the written and aural work of the previous course but focuses on chromatic harmony while continuing the study of melody, counterpoint and figured bass.
Prerequisite: AS.376.211 (Music Theory I). Recommended to be taken with AS.376.222 (Musicianship II).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.242 (01)
Introduction to Popular Music
MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Smooke, David
Shaffer 202
Introduction to Popular Music AS.376.242 (01)
A survey of the stylistic features and social contexts of American popular music since the 1950s.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.244 (01)
Electronic Music Production
T 4:00PM - 6:20PM
Gift, Kevin W
Shaffer 202
Electronic Music Production AS.376.244 (01)
Students will be introduced to electronic music production techniques and software, and how both can be used to produce a wide range of genre specific results. Skills such as beat matching, intricate use of quantization, virtual instrument editing, automation, sampling, mixing, mastering, effect usage and use of plugins will be explored.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.211 (02)
Music Theory I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Rickelton, Michael T
Mattin Center 105
Music Theory I AS.376.211 (02)
Introduction to basic principles of tonal music through listening, analysis and music making. Students study melody, harmony, voice leading, figured bass and dissonance treatment, and will also undertake short composition projects. Must have taken the qualifying examination or AS.376.111. Recommended to be taken concurrently with AS.376.221.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.111 (02)
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship
MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Maust, Paula
Mattin Center 105
Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship AS.376.111 (02)
This course introduces written and aural music fundamentals including notation, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, meter and sight-singing. Students will compose melodies and short pieces and complete listening projects. Course does not count towards the completion of the minor.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.211 (01)
Music Theory I
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Perry, Lisa M
Mattin Center 101
Music Theory I AS.376.211 (01)
Introduction to basic principles of tonal music through listening, analysis and music making. Students study melody, harmony, voice leading, figured bass and dissonance treatment, and will also undertake short composition projects. Must have taken the qualifying examination or AS.376.111. Recommended to be taken concurrently with AS.376.221.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.221 (01)
Musicianship I
TTh 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Fishbein, Joshua H
Mattin Center 105
Musicianship I AS.376.221 (01)
An introduction to basic musicianship skills. The course is divided into performance skills (sight singing, rhythm reading, basic piano, and improvisation) and aural skills (recognition of pitch, chords, rhythms, melodies, and other musical structures). Topics include major and minor keys and simple time signatures. Emphasis is placed on developing effective practice techniques. Pre-requisite: AS.376.111 (Rudiments of Music Theory and Musicianship) or placement exam.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.258 (01)
Jazz Improvisation and Theory
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Sims, Ian K
Mattin Center 101
Jazz Improvisation and Theory AS.376.258 (01)
Study of the theory and practice of Jazz Improvisation. Must have taken the qualifying examination or AS.376.111.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.250 (01)
Introduction to Computer Music
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Burt, Samuel B
Mattin Center 105
Introduction to Computer Music AS.376.250 (01)
Introduction to Computer Music is an opportunity for people with no specialized training in music to explore electronic art music as a long-standing, if obscure, body of art, then to participate in creative work in the style. Participants will gain a heuristic understanding of forms of musical composition that operate outside the conventions of regular rhythm and harmony as they record and manipulate sound to sculpt it into original musical works. The lecture portion combines an historical overview of electronic music, rudiments of acoustics and musical perception, and instruction in compositional techniques and in using computers as creative musical tools. The laboratory portion, given at the Digital Media Center, serves as a workshop for creative exploration and for the completion of assigned creative projects including original works of digital sound art.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 3/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.342 (01)
Caribbean Music
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Donnelly, Laura
Shaffer 302
Caribbean Music AS.376.342 (01)
This course will explore several genres of traditional and popular music from the Caribbean, including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. We will examine the social, political, and economic issues that have shaped these musics, with migration, colonization, race, and tourism especially informing our studies. Students will read about a variety of musical experiences and listen to representative examples of each music genre in order to think critically about music, culture, and performance in Caribbean contexts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.371 (01)
Introduction to Music Cognition
T 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Lopez-Gonzalez, Monica
Mattin Center 101
COGS-COGPSY
Introduction to Music Cognition AS.376.371 (01)
What underlies our aesthetic response to music? How and why are we able to identify certain sounds as music? To what extent are music and natural language similar? What is it about music that evokes such powerful emotions such as happiness and sadness? What is unique to musical creativity? Examining such questions from cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophical perspectives, this course explores relevant research and theory in the emerging domain of music perception and cognition. Students will complete a final research paper on the topic of their choice that integrates the course material.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): COGS-COGPSY
AS.376.428 (01)
Mozart Operas
Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Kass, Lily T
Shaffer 202
Mozart Operas AS.376.428 (01)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his first opera in 1767 at the age of 11. By the time of his death at age 35, he had written 22 full-length operas. Many of these operas are still performed today in opera houses around the world. In this course, we will discuss the enduring popularity of these works. We will discover how these operas were created, delving into the many important collaborations Mozart had with singers, librettists, impresarios, and patrons. We will analyze the words and music of the operas and how they combine to create three-dimensional characters for which his operas are known, such as the melancholy but determined Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, or the cowardly but loyal Papageno in The Magic Flute. Cultural norms have shifted dramatically between Mozart’s time and ours, and we will examine how Mozart’s operas have been received from their premieres through to today. We will think about how the operas have been translated, adapted, and circulated to different audiences in different eras and locations. Finally, we will reflect on our position as modern audience members, watching recent productions of the operas which reinterpret the works in alternative settings or times and studying the ways in which opera companies promote Mozart’s works.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.407 (01)
Music and Evolution
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Tolbert, Elizabeth D
Shaffer 302
BEHB-SOCSCI
Music and Evolution AS.376.407 (01)
This course will examine the bio-cultural evolution of music in light of recent interdisciplinary research on the social bases of human cognitive evolution, and explore its implications for current debates in musicology, ethno- musicology, psychology of music, and human cognitive evolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.376.348 (01)
The Symphonic Century
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Giarusso, Richard J
Mattin Center 105
The Symphonic Century AS.376.348 (01)
The symphony occupies a prominent place within the history of Western classical music in the “long” nineteenth century. At once a canvas for daring innovations in style and form and a genre strongly allied with notions of “tradition,” the nineteenth-century symphony brings together a complex set of issues that illuminate the broader history of music and musical culture of the past 200 years. This course introduces the iconic works of the symphonic tradition, with a focus on music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bruckner, and Mahler. As we aim to discover what made this music so remarkable in its time and why so many people still care about it today, we will consider each symphony both as a timeless work of art and as a particular moment in cultural history. Close attention will be given to the techniques of musical listening, and our work will be deeply rooted within the historical, philosophical, and political contexts of the time. There are no pre-requisites for the course apart from a willingness to open one’s ears and to engage creatively and critically with some of the most extraordinary music ever written.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.376.303 (01)
Musical Theater from Aristophanes to Leonard Bernstein
T 4:30PM - 6:50PM
Weiss, Susan Forscher
Shaffer 302
Musical Theater from Aristophanes to Leonard Bernstein AS.376.303 (01)
This course examines the birth of musical theatre from Greek tragedy through the liturgical and secular plays of the middle ages and Renaissance, to the classical and romantic singspiels, operettas, and zarzuelas of the modern era, by such figures as Aristophanes, Adam de la Halle, Hildegard of Bingen, Angelo Poliziano, Juan del Encina, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ernesto Lecuona, Igor Stravinsky, and Kurt Weill. These will serve as a backdrop for a closer examination of the musicals of Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein and others. In addition to studying and placing the works of these Broadway giants into a social, political, and economic context, we will study and perform from representative musicals and attend a performance at the Lyric Theatre. Student will be expected to write a capstone project.
