S- Post-Tonal Theory

Introduction to the theory and analysis of post-tonal music, drawn from the work of Forte, Rahn, Perle, and others. Basic concepts including pitch class, integer notation, pitch-class sets, normal form, set class relatedness, symmetry, and interval cycles. Analytic applications to compositions of Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Bartok, Debussy and others.

History Of Opera

A survey of opera from its beginnings ca. 1600 to the present. Emphasis on formal and stylistic developments, opera as drama, literary sources and libretti. Reading, listening, score study, and viewing videotaped performances.
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