MUSIC HISTORY/LITERATURE COURSES

FOR

UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER'S STUDENTS

Undergraduate Students

MUSC 310 -- Selected Topics. (3) Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of courses by suffix and title. Intended for nonmajors unless otherwise indicated.

MUSC 353 -- History of Western Music I. (3) (Prereq: MUSC 100L, 115, 116) Western music from ancient times until ca. 1680, considering musical styles, genres and forms, and the contributions of composers through historical, analytical, and musical perspectives.

MUSC 354 -- History of Western Music II. (3) (Prereq: MUSC 353) Western music from ca. 1680 until ca. 1860, considering musical styles, genre and forms, and the contributions of composers through historical, analytical, and musical perspectives.

MUSC 455 -- History of Western Music III. (3) (Prereq: MUSC 354) Western music from ca. 1860 until the present time, considering musical styles, genre and forms, and the contributions of composers through historical, analytical, and musical perspectives.

Undergraduate and Master's Students

MUSC 543 -- Song Literature. (3) A study of the development of the solo art song, illustrated by major works of the song writers of all major nationalities.

MUSC 544 -- Topics in Music History. (3) May be repeated for a total of nine credits. Topic for any semester to be announced by suffix and title in the schedule of classes.

MUSC 545 -- Survey of the Opera. (3) A survey of the literature of Classic, Romantic, and modern opera, with special attention given to the recognition of the best-known works in each school. Recordings. Open to all students as an elective.

MUSC 546 -- Major Choral Works. (3) Survey of major oratorios, cantatas, and masses.

MUSC 548 -- Orchestra Literature. (3) Symphony, concerto, tone poem, and other symphonic works from the Classic, Romantic, and modern repertory. Changing concepts of orchestration.

MUSC 549 -- Survey of Chamber Music. (3) The literature for small instrumental ensembles from the Baroque era to the present. The string quartet, divertimento, keyboard-accompanied sonata, etc.

MUSC 555 -- World Music. (3) (Prereq: MUSC 110 or equivalent) Rhythms, scales, forms, and instrument types basic to all music. European and American folk song, African and Native American tribal music, Asian music.

MUSC 557 -- American Music. (3) Survey of the music composed in the United States from the colonial period to the present. The influences of European, African, Indian, and South American musical styles.

MUSC 558 -- Piano Literature I. (3) Standard piano literature including major masterpieces from 1700 to 1850. Emphasis on instrumental and stylistic developments, and historical and theoretical background for interpreting the literature of the piano.

MUSC 559 -- Piano Literature II. (3) Standard piano literature including major masterpieces from 1850 to present . Emphasis on instrumental and stylistic developments, and historical and theoretical background for interpreting the literature of the piano.

MUSC 585 -- Organ Literature I. (3) Organ literature and registration from antiquity to 1750.

MUSC 586 -- Organ Literature II. (3) Organ literature and registration 1750 to the present .

MUSC 587 -- Repertories of Lute, Vihuela, and Guitar. (3) (Prereq: admission to upper division guitar study) Solo literature for plucked, fretted instruments from the Renaissance into the 20th century. National styles, traits, and technical innovations included.