Medieval music, Medieval liturgy, religious history, plainsong, Old Hispanic (Mozarabic) liturgy and chant, Gregorian Chant, Old Roman Chant, Medieval music theory, Iberian studies
MUEL 3822 - Words and Music
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Spring 2023
Explores the interaction between words and music in song. Students will consider how such features as rhyme, rhythm, tone, and the connotations of particular words contribute to meaning in poetry; how rhythm, tempo, dynamics, mood, and instrumentation contribute to meaning in music; and how words and music coalesce in song to make a new meaning.
MUSC 3802 - History of Western Music 1
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
Surveys Western art music with stylistic analysis of representative works from all major periods through the Baroque. See also MUSC 3812.
MUSC 4772 - History of Opera
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Examines representative operas from the 17th through the 21st centuries. Emphasizes both cultural and analytical aspects and surveys related musicological literature. Same as MUSC 5772.
MUSC 5772 - History of Opera
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Examines representative operas from the 17th through the 21st centuries. Emphasizes both cultural and analytical aspects and surveys related musicological literature. Same as MUSC 4772.
MUSC 5822 - Ancient and Medieval Music
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Spring 2020
Surveys sources from the ancient Greeks to the early Christian era and music from the 8th to the 14th century.
MUSC 6822 - Advanced Studies in Musicology
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2022
Intensive study of a specialized topic in musicology. Students will be guided in critical reading, historical or ethnographic issues, analysis, oral presentations, and independent research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
MUSC 7822 - Seminar in Musicology
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2021
Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. Offered fall only.