Examines the definition, scope, and methods of ethnomusicology, the discipline that focuses on approaches to the study of music theory, history, and performance practices of world cultures. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) graduate students only.
Examines Native North American musical cultures, emphasizing music as an integral part of religious expression and community life. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) graduate students only.
Studies musical trends and cultural forces influencing jazz, with analysis of scales, improvisational styles, melodic and motivic variations, transcriptions, and orchestrations from significant periods in its history. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 3642 (minimum grade D-).
Provides an opportunity to read through, sing, play, study, and discuss ancient repertories more intensively than is normally possible in either music history lecture classes, seminars, or chamber music ensembles. Evaluation is based on active participation, out-of-class research, and final in-class group-performance projects. Recommended for graduate students in historical musicology and choral conducting. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Examines instrumental and vocal performance practices through the 18th century. Topics may vary from year to year. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) graduate students only.
Examines the role of women as creators and performers of Western Music. Explores related issues in musicology, including canon formation, reception history, and feminist aesthetics.
Provides a seminar in analysis of musical style and history of choral repertory . Those wishing review of literature and repertory may enroll for 4 credit hours.
Examines representative operas from the 17th century. Emphasizes historical and stylistic analysis and surveys related musicological literature. Same as MUSC 4772. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Surveys various philosophies of music in writings of philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, composers, critics, and historians. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Intensive study of a specialized topic in musicology. Students will be guided in critical reading, historical or ethnographic issues, analysis, oral presentations, and independent research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 5708 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Music (MUAD or MUSD) graduate students only.
Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. See also MUSC 7832. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) graduate students only.
Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. See also MUSC 7822. Offered spring only.
