Courses for Advanced Undergraduates & Graduate Students
Courses in the 500 and 600 groups may not be available every year. Please inquire
at Music office for schedule. 600-level courses are not available for undergraduate
students unless qualified for dual registration. 500-level courses are not available
to freshmen and sophomores.
508 Tonal Counterpoint (3:3)
Pr. MUS 202 and MUS 206 or permission of instructor
Contrapuntal techniques and standard forms of the middle and late
Baroque. Analysis of music by composers from Corelli to Bach, composition in representative
forms, and aural training. (Fall)
510 Advanced Tonal Analysis (3:3)
Pr. MUS 202 and 206 or graduate standing
Analysis of selected major compositions in the tonal repertoire.
Reading and discussion of literature on theoretical concepts and on analysis and
interpretation. (Spring)
511 History of Opera (3:3)
Pr. MUS 333 or permission of instructor
Principal opera composers and styles from Monteverdi to the present;
analytical study of selected major works. (Odd Spring)
525 Overview of Tonal Harmony and Form (3:3)
Pr. permission of instructor
Review of tonal harmony, voice-leading, and form.
(Fall)
526 Overview of Western Music History (3:3)
Pr. permission of instructor
Review of western European music history from the Greeks to the
present day including the classical art tradition in America.
(Spring)
529 Music before 1600 (3:3)
Pr. MUS 332 or permission of instructor
Examines musical traditions before 1600 beyond the survey level.
Topics may include gender/sexuality, geography, institutions, orality, performance
practice, print/manuscript culture, and/or religion.
530 Music from 1600 to 1800 (3:3)
Pr. MUS 332 or permission of instructor
Examines musical traditions ca. 1600–1800 beyond the survey
level. Topics include performance practice, nationalism, gender and sexuality, religion,
orality/notation, organology, and iconography.
532 Music of the Nineteenth Century (3:3)
Pr. MUS 333 or permission of instructor
Examines musical traditions ca. 1789–1914 beyond the survey
level. Topics may include gender/sexuality, institutions, nationalism, nature, performance
practice, and/or religion.
533 Music of the Twentieth Century (3:3)
Pr. MUS 333 or permission of instructor
Examines musical traditions from ca. 1880 to the present beyond
the survey level. Topics may include music and the State, gender/sexuality, ethnicity
and identity, cultural policy/politics, religion, and/or multimedia.
538 The Symphonic Tradition (3:3)
Pr. MUS 332, MUS 333, or permission of instructor
Advanced study of symphonic styles and techniques from Baroque
era to present. (Even Spring)
550 *Electronic Music (3:2:2)
Introductory course in electronic composition. Lecture and laboratory
experience. (Fall & Spring) (Same as MUS
350)
566 Orchestration (3:3)
Advanced techniques in instrumental scoring for large ensembles
such as orchestra, wind ensemble, and jazz ensemble. Historical and stylistic analysis
of the art of orchestration. Additional practical exercises in scoring and arranging
for small and large ensembles. (Fall)
589A Experimental Course: Fundamentals of Instrumental Score
Reading (2:1:2)
Pr. MUS 472 or MUE 419 or permission of instructor
A laboratory course in which students will learn the principles
of orchestral score reading and transposition through the systematic playing and
singing of the seven clefs. (Offered fall '08)
Please refer to
The Graduate School Bulletin for additional graduate-level
courses.
