Courses Offered by the Division of Musicology

The Division of Musicology offers courses in musicology, music history, and music literature for graduate and undergraduate music students and for undergraduate non-majors. Click on the links below for descriptions of these courses.

• Graduate Courses in Musicology
  Listed here are courses designed primarily for graduate students in musicology. Students in the other doctoral programs in music are also welcome. Masters students outside of musicology may enroll with permission of the instructor.
• Other Graduate Courses in Music History and Literature
  The courses in this category are designed for students in all masters and doctoral programs in music.
• Music History Courses for Undergraduate Music Majors
• Music History and Literature Courses for Non-Majors

For full details of prerequisites and other requirements, consult the latest University Bulletin.

For a listing of which courses will be taught in the next semester, consult the Class Schedule.

Graduate Courses in Musicology

The following courses are designed primarily for graduate students in musicology. Students in the other doctoral programs in music are also welcome. Masters students outside of musicology may enroll with permission of the instructor.

MUS 703 - PROSEMINAR IN MUSICOLOGICAL METHODS

An introduction to a variety of philosophies and methodologies employed in musicology of the past and present, as well as to influential approaches absorbed from or shared with related disciplines. (Brunner, Hallman)

MUS 701 - MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE NOTATION

The study and transcription of the notation of polyphonic music from the medieval and renaissance periods, and of the various keyboard and lute tablatures of the 16th and 17th centuries. Other topics include issues in the study of manuscripts and early printed books, and elements essential to the editing of early music, including editorial accidentals, text underlay, and source comparisons. (Brunner, J. Glixon)

MUS 702 - SEMINAR IN MUSICOLOGY

Study and research in specific musicological problems. See a list of recent seminars.

Other Graduate Courses in Music History and Literature

The courses in this category are designed for students in all masters and doctoral programs in music.

Courses for Masters Students Only:

MUS 500 - MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGES

The development of Western Music through the 14th century. (Brunner)

MUS 501 - MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE

A survey of vocal and instrumental music of the 15th and 16th centuries. (J. Glixon)

MUS 502 - MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE ERA

A history of vocal and instrumental music in the Baroque style from 1600 to 1750. (J. Glixon, B. Glixon)

MUS 503 - MUSIC OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD

The development of music in the Classic style from the early 18th century to 1800. (Hallman)

MUS 504 - MUSIC OF THE 19TH CENTURY

A study of master works of music composed in the 19th century. (Hallman)

MUS 505 - MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY

A stylistic study of representative compositions of the 20th century. (Brunner)

MUS 506 - HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC

A survey of cultivated and vernacular musical styles in America from Colonial times to the present. (Pen)

Courses for Masters and Doctoral Students:

MUS 618 - RESEARCH METHODS

A survey of basic research techniques and materials in musicology and theory. (Hallman, B. Glixon)

MUS 622 - SYMPHONIC LITERATURE

An intensive study of orchestral literature from the classical period to the present. (Hallman)

MUS 623 - OPERA LITERATURE I

The development of opera as an art form, and analysis of representative operas from various eras. (B. Glixon)

MUS 624 - CHAMBER MUSIC LITERATURE

An intensive study of the development of instrumental chamber music. (Hallman)

MUS 627 - OPERA LITERATURE II

The development of opera as an art form, and analysis of representative operas from various eras. (Hallman)

MUS 690 - TOPICS IN MUSIC HISTORY

Investigation of critical and historical problems in musicology; intensive study of a specific composer, genre, or school of composers.

Recent topics:

• Chant and Polyphony 900-1300 (Fall, 2009, Brunner)
• American Innovators (Spring 2009, Brunner)
• Introduction to Ethnomusicology (Spring 2009, Kwon)
• Mozart Piano Concertos (Fall 2008, Brunner)
• Fin de siecle Paris and Vienna (Spring 2008, Hallman)
• Introduction to Ethnomusicology (Spring 2008, Han)
• Music in Venice (Fall 2007, B. Glixon)
• The Music of Handel (Fall 2005, B. Glixon)

Music History Courses for Undergraduate Music Majors

MUS 203 - HISTORY OF MUSIC I

Survey of the history of music from the Medieval through the Baroque period (approximately 800 - 1750). (Brunner, J. Glixon)

MUS 302 - HISTORY OF MUSIC II

A survey of the history of European music during the Classic and Romantic periods of the 18th and 19th centuries. (Hallman)

MUS 303 - HISTORY OF MUSIC III

A survey of the history of music from the Twentieth century including vernacular and cultivated musical expression of the United States. (Pen, Brunner)

MUS 300 - HISTORY OF JAZZ

A listening survey course covering the chronological evolution of jazz from its West African and European roots, through its germination in America, to the present. Emphasis will be on the various styles and functions of jazz, particularly as they have been affected by changing social-cultural patterns during the twentieth century. (Pen, staff)

MUS 301 - APPALACHIAN MUSIC

A survey of musical genre and styles in the Southern Appalachian region. Vocal and instrumental, sacred and secular materials will be covered, together with the interchanges between black and white contributions. (Pen, staff)

MUS 330 - MUSIC IN THE WORLD (Subtitle required)

This course examines the music of a chosen country or region of the world. The study of the historical, stylistic, theoretical, and functional aspects of the music will be related to the socio-historical, philosophical and other cultural aspects of the people in that country or region.

• Asian Music (Kwon)
• African Music (Hallman)

MUS 500 - MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGES

The development of Western Music through the 14th century. (Brunner)

MUS 501 - MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE

A survey of vocal and instrumental music of the 15th and 16th centuries. (J. Glixon)

MUS 502 - MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE ERA

A history of vocal and instrumental music in the Baroque style from 1600 to 1750. (J. Glixon, B. Glixon)

MUS 503 - MUSIC OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD

The development of music in the Classic style from the early 18th century to 1800. (Hallman)

MUS 504 - MUSIC OF THE 19TH CENTURY

A study of master works of music composed in the 19th century. (Hallman)

MUS 505 - MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY

A stylistic study of representative compositions of the 20th century. (Brunner)

MUS 506 - HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC

A survey of cultivated and vernacular musical styles in America from Colonial times to the present. (Pen)

Music History and Literature Courses for Non-Majors

MUS 100 - INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC

A study of the elements of music as they apply to the listening experience; designed for the nonmusic major with no prior knowledge of music. Emphasis will be placed upon developing an awareness and understanding of musical styles from the Renaissance to the present. (Staff)

MUS 206 - AMERICAN MUSIC

A history of music in America from c. 1620 to the present. Will require listening to recordings, reading the primary text and suggested readings in books, periodicals and documents. Students should become aware of important names, places, events and styles in music as well as important historical trends and movements. (Staff)

MUS 220 - SYMPHONIC MUSIC

A survey of the symphonic repertoire from the Classical through the Contemporary Periods. Emphasis will include the development of listening skills and an awareness of musical styles. (Staff)

MUS 221 - SURVEY OF VOCAL MUSIC: OPERA, ART SONG, CHORAL MUSIC

A survey of vocal genres: opera from the Baroque; the Art Song from the Renaissance; and choral music from the Baroque to the present. Significant attention will be given to texts set and to poets and playwrights. (Staff)

MUS 222 - HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY OF ROCK MUSIC

A listening survey course, with a chronological approach, covering the years 1950- present. Emphasis will be on both the music and the sociological climate reflected and advocated by the music. (Staff)

MUS 300 - HISTORY OF JAZZ

A listening survey course covering the chronological evolution of jazz from its West African and European roots, through its germination in America, to the present. Emphasis will be on the various styles and functions of jazz, particularly as they have been affected by changing social-cultural patterns during the twentieth century. (Pen, staff)

MUS 301 - APPALACHIAN MUSIC

A survey of musical genre and styles in the Southern Appalachian region. Vocal and instrumental, sacred and secular materials will be covered, together with the interchanges between black and white contributions. (Pen, staff)

MUS 330 - MUSIC IN THE WORLD (Subtitle required)

This course examines the music of a chosen country or region of the world. The study of the historical, stylistic, theoretical, and functional aspects of the music will be related to the socio-historical, philosophical and other cultural aspects of the people in that country or region.

• Asian Music (Kwon)
• African Music (Hallman)