My work brings together the study of 17th- and 18th-century musical practices, particularly as they pertain to instrumental music, and the 20th- and 21st-century revivals of historical performance. I examine the early music movement as a modern renaissance, inspired by 17th- and 18th- century antecedents and shaped by 20th- and 21st-century political and aesthetic values. As such, my research is multidisciplinary and transhistorical and relies on methodologies and sources that are relatively new to both fields.
keywords
Baroque music, instrumental music, keyboard culture, material culture, early modern studies, historiography, early music movement
MUEL 3832 - Music in Literature
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Spring 2025
Addresses literature that seeks either to explore the meaning of music or to make music out of words. Students will consider how musical concepts and techniques can be incorporated into poetry and prose, and will analyze the roles that writers have attributed to music in society, politics, and the life of the individual.
MUSC 3802 - History of Western Music 1
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Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Surveys Western art music with stylistic analysis of representative works from all major periods through the Baroque. See also MUSC 3812.
MUSC 3812 - History of Western Music 2
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Spring 2024
Surveys Western art music with stylistic analysis of representative works from all major periods after the Baroque. See also MUSC 3802.
MUSC 4752 - Women in Music
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Fall 2024
Examines the role of women as creators and performers of Western Music. Explores related issues in musicology, including canon formation, reception history and feminist aesthetics. Same as MUSC 5752.
MUSC 4772 - History of Opera
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
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 4852 - 17th and Early 18th Century Music
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Fall 2025
Examines music and writings about music from the Baroque era. Emphasizes cultural and musical analysis and surveys current musicological literature. Same as MUSC 5852.
MUSC 5742 - Performance Practice of Early Music
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Spring 2026
Examines instrumental and vocal performance practices through the 18th century. Topics may vary from year to year.
MUSC 5752 - Women in Music
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Fall 2024
Examines the role of women as creators and performers of Western Music. Explores related issues in musicology, including canon formation, reception history and feminist aesthetics. Same as MUSC 4752.
MUSC 5772 - History of Opera
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
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 5852 - 17th and Early 18th Century Music
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Fall 2025
Examines music and writings about music from the Baroque era. Emphasizes cultural and musical analysis and surveys current musicological literature. Same as MUSC 4852.
MUSC 7822 - Seminar in Musicology
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Spring 2024
Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. Offered fall only.
