Music 1b. Introduction to Western Music from Beethoven to the Present
Catalog Number: 4952
Ellen E. Exner
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
Continues the survey started in Music 1a, beginning with the transition from the Classical to the Romantic period. Explores the history of music in its stylistic and cultural contexts, including aspects of form, composition, social significance, and politics. Composers studied include Beethoven, Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Liszt, Berlioz, Brahms, Wagner, Verdi, Mahler, Schoenberg, Berg, Stravinsky, Debussy and later 20th c. figures.
Note: Music 1b can be taken independently of Music 1a. No prior knowledge of music presumed. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding or the Core area requirement for Literature and Arts B.
This course fulfills the requirement that one of the eight General Education courses also engages substantially with Study of the Past.
May not be taken for concentration credit.
Music 2. Foundations of Tonal Music I
Catalog Number: 0645 Enrollment: Limited to 100.
Richard Beaudoin
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Seeks to develop a greater understanding of musical language, the conceptual foundations of musical literature, and of how critical listening and analysis can be performed. We will study the organizing principles of tonal music, making use of traditional score analysis, musically specific writing, aural analysis and creative composition projects. While reading knowledge of simple musical notation is helpful, there will be at least one section for students with no previous experience.
Note: Open to all students. May not be counted for concentration credit.
This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding or the Core area requirement for Literature and Arts B.
Music 3. Foundations of Tonal Music II
Catalog Number: 5805 Enrollment: Limited to 16.
Andrew Gregory Clark
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 3. EXAM GROUP: 8
The first part of the course concentrates on increasing understanding and fluency in writing within the musical language of “common practice tonality”. The second part of the course looks at 20th-century techniques for composing music. The final project is a short composition that will be performed during reading period. Teaching takes place in groups of 10-12, divided according to background, with full group lectures every week.
Note: May not be counted for concentration credit.
Prerequisite: Music 2 or permission of the instructor.
Music 4. Introduction to Composition
Catalog Number: 2239 Enrollment: Limited to 16.
Richard Beaudoin
Half course (spring term). W., at 3, Tu., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 17, 18
Open to students with little or no prior experience in composition. Explores ways of thinking about and organizing basic compositional elements such as melody, harmony, rhythm and instrumental color, as well as developing skills of score preparation and analytical listening. The primary focus of the course is a series of short compositional exercises, culminating in a somewhat longer final project. Workshop performances of students’ music take place throughout the term.
Note: May not be counted for concentration credit.
Prerequisite: Music 2 or equivalent or permission of the instructor.
*Music 51a. Theory I
Catalog Number: 2261
Olaf Leon Post
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Musicianship, harmony and counterpoint. Course proceeds via frequent practical exercises (model composition, ear training, analytical exercises and keyboard harmony assignments). First semester concentrates on melodies, bass lines, and simple tonal counterpoint.
Note: For this course a placement exam is required, which is offered the week before classes begin. Please contact the Music Department for further information. Music 51a or its equivalent is required of all concentrators. Students planning to concentrate in Music are encouraged to take the course in their freshman year. Concentrators should plan to meet this requirement by no later than the end of the sophomore year.
Prerequisite: Basic theory and ear training skills. Basic keyboard skills are useful.
*Music 51b. Theory 1
Catalog Number: 9585
Olaf Leon Post
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Continuation of the skills practiced in Music 51a. The second semester focuses on four-part writing and more advanced harmony/counterpoint, using a wide range of musical styles.
Note: Music 51b or its equivalent is required of all concentrators. Students planning to concentrate in Music are encouraged to take the course in their freshman year. Concentrators should plan to meet this requirement by no later than the end of the sophomore year.
Prerequisite: Music 51a.
*Music 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1298
Thomas F. Kelly and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Open to students wishing to pursue supervised study in an area not covered by the courses currently offered. Students must submit a study proposal to the faculty member with whom they wish to study and a signed proposal to the Head Tutor. May be counted for concentration only with the prior approval of the Department.
*Music 97a (formerly *Music 97r). Music History and Repertory: Medieval to Baroque
Catalog Number: 0113
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
An intensive survey of Western music from the middle ages to ca. 1750, providing methods of further study of music in historical and cultural contexts as well as knowledge of repertory.
Note: Music 97 is required of all concentrators, preferably taken in the sophomore year, or earlier by permission. Each third of the course culminates in an examination testing students’ knowledge of a large listening repertory. These examinations must be passed in order to receive credit for the course.
Prerequisite: Music 51 (may be taken concurrently).
[*Music 97b. Music History & Repertory: Classical to Contemporary]
Catalog Number: 71121
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Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
An intensive survey of western music from the Classical to Contemporary periods. Course culminates in an examination testing students’ knowledge of a large listening repertory.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Music 97b is required of all music concentrators, preferably taken in the sophomore year, or earlier by permission.
Prerequisite: Music 51 may be taken concurrently.
*Music 97c. Music History and Repertory: Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Catalog Number: 36288
Richard K. Wolf
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
An intensive introduction to selected world music repertories, as well as research methods and interpretive issues in the field of ethnomusicology. Explored are the musical, intellectual, and cultural challenges posed by the cross-cultural study of music.
Note: Note: Music 97 is required of all concentrators, preferably taken in the sophomore year, or earlier by permission. Each of the three semesters of the course culminates in an examination testing students’ knowledge of a large listening repertory. These examinations must be passed in order to receive credit for the course.
Prerequisite: Music 51 may be taken concurrently.
*Music 98r. Tutorial — Junior Year
Catalog Number: 5601
Thomas Forrest Kelly and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Open to junior candidates for honors in Music who have written permission to enroll from the instructor with whom they wish to work, and also from the Head Tutor in Music.
Note: With permission, may be taken for a second term.
*Music 99r. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 1765
Thomas Forrest Kelly and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Open to senior candidates for honors in Music who have written permission to enroll from the instructor with whom they wish to work, and also from the Head Tutor in Music. May be counted toward concentration credit only by honors candidates.
*Music 103r. Dance Workshop Process: Forsythe - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 52654 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Jill Johnson
Half course (spring term). W., F., 2–4.
A comprehensive study of a William Forsythe master work with one of his closest collaborators culminating in a collaborative, original dance work. A unique, rigorous and interdisciplinary course of study that will expose students to all aspects of a master work by a preeminent American dance innovator.
Note: Enrollment determined by interview during the first week of class.
Prerequisite: Previous dance experience required.
*Music 105r. Fundamentals of Improvisation and Composition - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 58855 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Jill Johnson
Half course (fall term). W., F., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Students will thoroughly investigate fundamental skills of improvisation and composition. The course will employ a series of specific physical tasks and systems, taught through intensive exercises and guided improvisations which generate and modify movement and link the mind and body to innovation.
Note: Enrollment determined by interview during the first week of class.
Prerequisite: Previous dance experience required.
Music 121a. Choral Conducting
Catalog Number: 1550 Enrollment: Limited to 10.
Andrew Gregory Clark
Half course (fall term). F., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Students conduct the class/choir to gain experience building and refining conducting technique. Through repertoire of various eras, students develop score reading and analysis skills, explore rehearsal methods, and consider the application of vocal pedagogy in ensemble singing.
Note: Individual sections will be scheduled.
Prerequisite: Choral or ensemble experience; ear training, keyboard, and theory background helpful.
[*Music 123r. Choral Literature of the 20th & 21st Century] - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 26522 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Andrew Gregory Clark
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
*Music 127r. Advanced Conducting & Orchestral Repertory Analysis
Catalog Number: 68953 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Federico Cortese
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
This semester’s course will focus on music and art in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, concentrating on scores by Debussy, Stravinsky, DeFalla and Ravel.
Note: By audition only.
*Music 128r. Workshop on Opera
Catalog Number: 12841 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Federico Cortese
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
Verdi’s Falstaff. The opera and score will be studied, as well as the concept of "late style": the new styles and artistic languages experimented by great composers/artists at the end of their lives (Bach, Beethoven, Strauss, Titian, El Greco, Rembrandt). Guest speakers will be invited.
Note: Open to singers and conductors
Music 150a (formerly Music 154). Theory II
Catalog Number: 4771
Suzannah Clark
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Continues the work of Music 51. The fall term focuses on the Classical style (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven). Topics include harmony, phrase structure, simple forms, and sonata-form procedures. Concepts are developed through analysis, model composition, keyboard harmony and ear-training exercises.
Note: Required of all concentrators. Students who have taken Music 154 may not enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: Music 51 or equivalent.
Music 150b. Music Theory IIb
Catalog Number: 36063
Richard Beaudoin
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Explores chromatic harmony in 19th century instrumental and vocal forms. Concepts are developed through analysis, model composition, keyboard harmony and ear-training exercises.
Note: Required of all concentrators. Students who have taken Music 154 may not enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: Music 51 or equivalent.
Music 151 (formerly Music 157x). Tonal Analysis
Catalog Number: 6830
Suzannah Clark
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Tonality in Schubert. Detailed examination of tonal theory and analysis through the music of Franz Schubert. The repertoire will include representative works from Schubert’s songs and song cycles, overtures, symphonies, and chamber music.
Note: Open to graduate students.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
[Music 152 (formerly Music 157y). Post-Tonal Analysis]
Catalog Number: 4397
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Half course (fall term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Intensive survey of compositional styles and techniques of the last 100 years. Traditional pitch-centered analysis, including set theory, as well as approaches focusing on rhythm, timbre, gesture, and other elements.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
Music 153. Jazz Harmony
Catalog Number: 10693
Daniel Artie Henderson
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Intensive survey of jazz harmony, from Tin Pan Alley and blues-based music of Jazz’s Golden era to modern jazz styles.
Note: Strongly recommended for those planning to take Music 186r. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core area requirement for Literature and Arts B.
Music 155. Modal Counterpoint
Catalog Number: 7710
Christopher Hasty
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Study of representative styles and genres of 16th-century polyphony. Detailed analytic work will be combined with compositional exercises.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
[Music 156. Tonal Counterpoint: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 3930
Christopher Hasty
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3.
Written work in the Bach style.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor
[Music 157r. Theories of World Music] - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 41629
Richard K. Wolf
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Music 150 or permission of instructor.
[Music 158r. Interpreting Musical Performance]
Catalog Number: 9813
Christopher Hasty
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Analyzing Performance. Analysis of pieces aimed at discovering and evaluating possibilities for execution and perception. Repertory includes fully notated music and music that has no tradition of notation. Questions addressed are those of perception, notation, and adequacy of conventional analytic categories.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to graduate students.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
Music 159r. Analysis: Repertory
Catalog Number: 38768 Enrollment: Limited to 16.
Ingrid Monson
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Musical Repertory Analysis: Monk, Coltrane, Davis. Featuring analysis, ear training, and performance to understand key compositions and the improvisational languages of these key figures in jazz history.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor
*Music 160r. Composition: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 8026
Richard Beaudoin
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Open to students prepared for individual work in composition. Focus on the string quartet, including contemporary repertoire survey, short exercises, and a final project of modest dimensions. Incorporates readings and final performance of students’ work.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
*Music 161r. Advanced Composition
Catalog Number: 6714
Chaya Czernowin
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Advanced course in musical composition. Consists of a mixture of one-on-one and group meetings.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or equivalent.
*Music 167r. Introduction to Electroacoustic Music
Catalog Number: 3806 Enrollment: Limited to 10.
Hans Tutschku
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 7, 8
Composition/performance involving analog and digital electronic medium. Projects realized using recording gear and computers; study of relevant aspects of acoustic and electronic theory; compositions since 1948 of musique concrete, acousmatic and live-electronic music; synthesis, sampling, digital recording, and live performance techniques.
Prerequisite: One course in theory/composition or permission of instructor.
[*Music 180r. Performance and Analysis: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 2294
Daniel Stepner (fall term), Robert D. Levin and Daniel Stepner (spring term)
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Tu., 7-10 pm. EXAM GROUP: 18
Representative chamber music of the past and present is prepared for performance in class sessions and private coachings. Intensive class analysis as the basis of musical expression and interpretation.
Note: Open to singers and instrumentalists. By audition only, prior to the first meeting.
[*Music 182r. 17th- and 18th-Century Performance Practice ]
Catalog Number: 1460
Robert D. Levin
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Articulation, ornamentation, improvisation, and other stylistic domains are considered from the perspectives of historical evidence and modern performance.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
Music 183r. 19th-Century and 20th-Century Performance Practice
Catalog Number: 0117
Robert D. Levin
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Evolution of performance style from the Classical era to the present day. The decline in the creative role of the performer and rapid technological developments are explored. Examination of contemporary treatises and performance styles. A dialogue between scholarship and performance is encouraged.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or permission of instructor.
[*Music 185r. Classical Improvisation]
Catalog Number: 72478 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Robert D. Levin
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Course will indentify the contexts and theoretical concepts of 18th and early 19th century improvisation in vocal and instrumental music. Authentic written-out embellishments and cadenzas by composers and their contemporaries will be studied and used as a basis for both written and improvised work, to include decoration, cadenzas, preludes, modulating preludes, and free fantasies.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. By audition only, prior to the first class.
Prerequisite: Music 150 or the permission of instructor.
Music 186. Jazz Improvisation
Catalog Number: 40907
Daniel Artie Henderson
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Building upon Music 153, this course emphasizes rhythm, timbre, texture, signifying, blues aesthetics and other culturally valued aspects of jazz performances. Students will explore jazz’s solo and group dynamics by improvising together.
Note: By audition only, prior to the first class.
Prerequisite: Music 153 or permission of instructor.
*Music 187r. Chamber Music Performance
Catalog Number: 17431 Enrollment: Limited to 60.
Federico Cortese, Dan Stepner, course heads
Heng-Jin Park, assistant course head
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Instrumental chamber music is prepared in private coachings.
Note: Not for concentration credit. By audition prior to first class.
Music 190gw (formerly Music 190rs). South Indian Music
Catalog Number: 7577
Richard K. Wolf
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11.
South Indian Music. Analytical and contextual approach to the classical music of South India. Library or fieldwork project required.
Note: By permission of instructor. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding or the Core area requirement for Literature and Arts B. This course fulfills the requirement that one of the eight General Education courses also engages substantially with Study of the Past.
Music 190r. Topics in World Music: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 1312
David Leslie Kaminsky
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Music, Dance, Gender and Sexuality. This course will explore the network of relationships between music, dance, gender, and sexuality in lead-follow partner dancing. The semester project will be an ethnographic study of a couple dance tradition of the student’s choice.
Note: For music concentrators or by permission of instructor.
Music 191r. Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Music: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 2524
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Chant in Medieval Society and the role of chant (Gregorian and other) in ritual and liturgy. The seminar will examine sources of Gregorian chant in the Houghton Library.
Note: Students will be expected to sing, but no previous singing experience or knowledge of musical notation is required. For music concentrators or with permission of instructor.
[Music 191rs. Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Music]
Catalog Number: 2871
Alexander Rehding
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Music in the Ancient World. Ancient Greece had a sophisticated musical culture that was quite different from our own. While we understand the notation many questions are left unanswered. Notation, theories, aesthetics, and cultural context will be studied.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. No Greek language skills required, no advanced music theory required, beyond scales and intervals. For music concentrators or with permission of instructor.
Music 192r. Topics in Music from 1600–1800: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 6726
Evan A. MacCarthy
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Dieterich Buxtehude and his north German contemporaries. Analytical and contextual approach to the music of Buxtehude, Reincken, Bruhns, and their contemporaries; emphasis will be given to keyboard and vocal works and musical influences on the generation of J.S. Bach.
Note: For music concentrators or with permission of instructor.
Music 193r. Topics in Music from 1800 to the Present: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 3741
Ellen E. Exner
Half course (fall term). F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
German Art Song from Bach to Strauss. The history of German art song from the baroque era through the early 20th-century. Repertory will include music by C. P. E. Bach, Zelter, Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler and Richard Strauss.
Note: For music concentrators or with permission of instructor.
Music 193rs. Topics in Music from 1800 - Present
Catalog Number: 5935
Sindhumathi Revuluri
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Wagner and Debussy. Considers select repertory of Richard Wagner and Claude Debussy, alongside questions of influence, musical language, political affiliation, national contexts, and parallel movements in art and literature.
Note: For music concentrators or with permission of instructor.
[Music 194gs. Special Topics: Proseminar]
Catalog Number: 2846
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Music 195r. Topics in Music from 1900 - Present] - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 68347
Anne C. Shreffler
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Music since 1945. A survey of different schools and styles of composition in European and American art music since the WW II, with consideration of the intellectual and historical context of the works studied.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. For music concentrators or with permission of instructor.
Music 201a. Current Methods in Historical Musicology
Catalog Number: 4975
Sindhumathi Revuluri
Half course (fall term). Tu., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Introduction to musicological scholarship drawing upon theoretical frameworks, and working methods of historical musicology. Includes aspects of the history of the discipline of musicology, as well as newer methodologies. Students will read relevant theoretical texts from other disciplines and consider the possibilities of interdisciplinary projects within musicology.
Note: Graduate students only. May be taken independently by students from other departments with permission of instructor.
Music 201b. Current Methods in Ethnomusicology
Catalog Number: 3995
Ingrid Monson
Half course (spring term). Th., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Focuses on the introduction to scholarly study of music with emphasis on the history and methodologies of ethnomusicology. Theories of music in culture, field methods, analytical and notational strategies, and critical tools for scholarship.
Note: May be taken by students from other departments with permission of instructor.
[Music 206r. Research Methods in Ethnomusicology: Musical Ethnography]
Catalog Number: 6891
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
An introduction to the theories and methods of ethnomusicological fieldwork, including changing conceptions of the research site, ethical concerns, interview techniques, the ethnography of musical performance, and data analysis and interpretation.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Individual research project required. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 207r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
Catalog Number: 2149
Richard K. Wolf
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Music and Language. Methods of phonetics, social linguistics, and ethnomusicology are combined to examine music and speech, including epic storytelling and laments, instrumental speech surrogates, and poetry. Materials potentially drawn from any period or location.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 207rs. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
Catalog Number: 8999
Richard K. Wolf and Christopher Hasty
Half course (spring term). M., 9–11.
Cross-Cultural Rhythm. Compares theories and practices of rhythm in South Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa. Issues include perception, "free rhythm," cyclicity, rhythmic multiplicity, and embodiment. Opportunity to interact with Indian drummer.
[Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 2232
Instructor to be determined
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 209r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4022
Instructor to be determined
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 212r. Chant: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4984
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Chant. The seminar will study the repertory and styles of Gregorian chant; particular attention will be given to the transmission of words and music in prosulae.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 213r. Topics in Medieval Polyphony]
Catalog Number: 8384
Instructor to be determined
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Music 214r. Renaissance Music:
Catalog Number: 7825
Evan A. MacCarthy
Half course (spring term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Du Fay in Italy. Analytical discussions and source studies of selected works of Guillaume Du Fay; particular attention will be given to their reception and transmission on the Italian peninsula.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 216r. 18th-Century Music: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 1802
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Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 216rs. Topics in 18th Century Music]
Catalog Number: 20136
Instructor to be determined
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 217r. 19th-Century Music: Seminar
Catalog Number: 9814
Serigo Durante
Half course (fall term). F., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Music and national identification. Special reference to Italian opera during the early to mid-19th Century. A comparative investigation of different National identification processes and their consequences on the music scene.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 218r. 20th-Century Music: Seminar
Catalog Number: 0774
Anne C. Shreffler
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Music and Politics in the 20th Century. How has music been employed for political purposes during the 20th century? How do the political associations given to music change over time? Focus on musical works as well as text sources (journalism, letters, manifestos, etc.)
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 218rs. 20th-Century Music: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 0301
Instructor to be determined
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Graduate students only, with priority given to Music Department graduate students.
Music 219r. 19th- and 20th-Century Music
Catalog Number: 2275
Carol J. Oja
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Race and American Musical Theater, 1900-1950. Explores the rich history of African Americans in musical theater, including shows with all-black casts and creative teams (In Dahomey 1903; Shuffle Along 1921) and those with black casts and white creative teams (Porgy and Bess 1935). A parallel thread will explore the gradual racial integration of casts, beginning with Show Boat (1927). One segment of the seminar will focus on the revival and reconception of Porgy and Bess by ART.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 219rs. 19th and 20th Century Music
Catalog Number: 1518
Sindhumathi Revuluri
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Music and the Moving Image. The relationship between music and film over time, in national contexts, and its effect on other musical productions. Course considers how music functions alongside other moving images (dance, animation, sound art).
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 220r. History of Music Theory
Catalog Number: 20956
Alexander Rehding
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5.
Chinese Music in 18th-century Europe. The Enlightenment was fascinated by Chinese music - a completely different musical system from non-Western high culture. We will study reports, responses, theories, histories, and musical representations. An exhibition using the holdings of Isham Library will be organized.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 221r. Current Issues in Music Theory
Catalog Number: 5926
Suzannah Clark
Half course (spring term). Tu., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Explores current trends and debates in music theory, covering developing music theories, approaches in analysis, and topics in the history of music theory.
[Music 222r. Schenkerian Analysis I]
Catalog Number: 4055
Suzannah Clark
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Introduction to the theories and graphing techniques of Heinrich Schenker and his followers through the analysis of selected works.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Music 223r. Neo-Riemannian Analysis]
Catalog Number: 6696
Alexander Rehding
Half course (spring term). Th., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Neo-Riemannian Analysis. Explores the new body of transformational analytical techniques usually grouped as “Neo-Riemannian Theory.” Analysis of pertinent musical passages, discussion of key texts (Riemann, Lewin, Hyer, Cohn, Kopp), context and limits of these ideas.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 230r (formerly Music 230ar). Topics in Music Theory
Catalog Number: 5712
Suzannah Clark
Half course (fall term). Th., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Theory and Analysis of Sonata Forms. Explores theories of sonata form(s) developed c. 1935, focusing on the turn away from the Formenlehre tradition in Schenker’s model and the return to it in Caplin and Hepokoski & Darcy. Analysis of Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Music 250hf. Colloquium on Teaching Pedagogy
Catalog Number: 92429
Carol J. Oja
Half course (throughout the year). Tu., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 17, 18
The Craft of Teaching. Devoted to the craft of teaching, the course considers all major facets of academic teaching practices (lectures, tutorials, discussion, syllabi, advising, grading, etc.)
Note: Required of all third year graduate students.
Music 261r. Composition: Seminar
Catalog Number: 3326
Chaya Czernowin
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
For first and second year graduate students prepared for work in original composition.
[Music 262r. Composition: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4457
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Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
For second year and advanced graduate students prepared for work in original composition.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Music 264r. Electronic Music Composition: Seminar
Catalog Number: 1939
Hans Tutschku
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Collaboration with the Harvard Museums. Creation of an original composition in relation to one of the art works currently on display in the Sackler Museum.
Prerequisite: Previous knowledge of electronic music techniques, or permission of instructor.
Music 264rs. Electronic Music: Composition
Catalog Number: 3357
Hans Tutschku
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Multichannel electroacoustic composition. Multichannel electroacoustic composition using 8 and 16 channel loudspeaker arrays to convey real and virtual spaces. Each student will compose an electroacoustic piece for Hydra.
Prerequisite: Previous knowledge of Max/MSP.
[Music 265r. Orchestration]
Catalog Number: 2379 Enrollment: Limited to 8.
Federico Cortese
Half course (spring term). Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Focuses on composing for orchestral instruments in large ensembles and orchestras. It alternates classroom meetings and practical sessions with instrumentalists.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Open to composition graduate students or with permission of instructor.
[Music 270r. Special Topics]
Catalog Number: 3727
Instructor to be determined
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Music 271r. Fromm Seminar in Composition]
Catalog Number: 1311
Instructor to be Determined
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Music 272r. Special Topics
Catalog Number: 2059
Chaya Czernowin
Half course (fall term). M., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Critical Analysis.
[*Music 272rs. Special Topics]
Catalog Number: 56551
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Half course (spring term). M., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Music 299r (formerly Music 299). Reading and Research for Masters]
Catalog Number: 6548
Christoph Wolff, Thomas Forrest Kelly, Robert D. Levin, and Alexander Rehding
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Individual work on specific topics leading to the completion of the masters thesis.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
*Music 301. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 6543
Suzannah Clark 5718, Christopher Hasty 4445 (on leave fall term), Thomas Forrest Kelly 1324, Ingrid Monson 1591, Carol J. Oja 4599, Alexander Rehding 4651, Sindhumathi Revuluri 5846, Kay Kaufman Shelemay 3483 (on leave 2011-12), Anne C. Shreffler 4656 (on leave fall term), Hans Tutschku 5147, Richard K. Wolf 1386, and Christoph Wolff 4532 (on leave 2011-12)
Individual work in preparation for the General Examination for the PhD degree.
Note: May not be counted toward course requirements for the PhD degree.
*Music 309. Doctoral Colloquium
Catalog Number: 2260
Carol J. Oja 4599
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
*Music 310. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 1819
Suzannah Clark 5718, Chaya Czernowin 6714, Christopher Hasty 4445 (on leave fall term), Thomas Forrest Kelly 1324, Robert D. Levin 3482 (on leave fall term), Ingrid Monson 1591, Carol J. Oja 4599, Alexander Rehding 4651, Sindhumathi Revuluri 5846, Kay Kaufman Shelemay 3483 (on leave 2011-12), Anne C. Shreffler 4656 (on leave fall term), Hans Tutschku 5147, Richard K. Wolf 1386, and Christoph Wolff 4532 (on leave 2011-12)
Note: May not be counted toward course requirements for the PhD degree.