In the history of music, world music, composition, or in the theory or analysis of music. By permission of the Department, for juniors and seniors.

Prerequisite: a course in composition. Admission by permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.

In this seminar we will consider various kinds of writing -- from daily journalism and popular criticism to academic monographs and scholarly essays -- that concern the broad history of western music. Via regular writing assignments and group discussions of substance and style, students will have opportunities to improve the mechanics, tone, and range of their written prose. Prerequisite: any 300-level course in music, or permission of the instructor.

Study of major developments in 20th-century music. Writing and analytic work including non-tonal harmonic practice, serial composition, and other musical techniques. Prerequisite: a second-semester course in music analysis or permission of the instructor.

History of the form from its inception to the present, with emphasis on selected masterworks.

Topics Course Prerequisite: voice or permission of the instructor.

A continuation of 110. Prerequisite: 110 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 18.

This course explores different approaches to the study of music as a cultural phenomenon. We will consider two basic questions: How does music become meaningful to people in various social settings and locations? What functions does music fulfill in different societies? We will seek answers to these questions using a series of case studies that focus upon classical, popular, and traditional forms of music in the United States, Europe, and other parts of the world. These case studies will serve as our guides as we observe and analyze the experience of musical participation and mediation.

A historical survey of the principal styles and monuments of western music from the time of Haydn and Mozart to the time of Stravinsky and beyond. Open to all students (including first-years) who have had previous musical experience or who have obtained permission of the instructor.

This course surveys developments in the history of American music, with a primary focus on the twentieth century. We will pay particular attention to blues and country music, two styles that arose early in the century and provided the foundation for much of what followed. The course may cover other styles such as: folk, jazz, klezmer, and classical music. Throughout, we will attend to musical aspects of these styles, and will connect them to larger historical themes and social issues concerning race, class, gender and the making of "American" identity through music.