Music History and Literature (MUHL)
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1000 Level Course
1308. [MUSI 1306, 1307, 1308] Music in Western Civilization (3). Introductory course for non-music majors in the history of music and its role in western civilization from the Middle Ages through the 20th century and beyond. Fulfills core Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
2000 Level Courses
2301. History of Music (3). Prerequisite: MUSI 1200. Survey of music history, culture and style from antiquity to 1650. Part I of MUHL 2301, 2302, 2303 sequence. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
2302. History of Music (3). Prerequisites: MUSI 1200, MUHL 2301. Survey of music history, culture and style from 1650-1800. Part II of MUHL 2301, 2302, 2303 sequence. (Writing Intensive)
2303. History of Music (3). Prerequisites: MUSI 1200, MUHL 2301, and 2302. Survey of music history, culture and style from 1880-present. Part III of MUHL 2301, 2302, 2303 sequence. (Writing Intensive)
2308. Musics of Latin America (3). Traditions, styles, and history of Latin American musics: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Argentina, Brazil, Perú, Venezuela. Fulfills core Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
3000 Level Courses
3304. History of Jazz (3). Historical and analytical survey of jazz from its beginning through “Rock” its form, style, literature, and influence on 20th century music. Fulfills core Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
3310. History of Rock and Roll (3). Focuses on hearing, understanding, and contextualizing Anglo-American rock and roll, a popular idiom rooted in the music of African Americans and rural whites. Fulfills core Visual and Performing Arts requirement.Back to Top
4000 Level Course
4300. Special Topics in Music History and Literature (3). Prerequisites: MUHL 2301 and 2302. Topics may cover any historical period of music, music literature, or composers. May be repeated under a different topic.
5000 Level Courses
5300. Graduate Music History Survey (3). Repertoire, context, and composers. Prerequisite to graduate music history unless waived by placement examination or by consent of Musicology Division. Not intended to fulfill major or minor graduate degree requirements.
5306. Pedagogy of Music History (3). Prepares graduate-level music students for the experience of teaching a college-level course in musicology or music history.
5311. Symphonic Literature (3). Studies in the development of orchestral music from the Classic Period to the present.
5312. Chamber Music Literature (3). Studies in the development of chamber music from the Classic Period to the present.
5313. Great Composer Seminar (3). Critical examination of the works of a single composer, e.g., Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, or Stravinsky. A different composer will be studied each time the course is offered. May be repeated for credit.
5320. Topics in Music History (3). Topics include specific styles, ethnomusicology, vernacular musics, graduate history review, advanced research projects, and others as needed. May be repeated for credit on different topic; 12 maximum credit hrs.
5321. Constructs in Ethnomusicology (3). Detailed examination of topics in ethnomusicology (the study of musical behavior in its original contexts) and its history, philosophies, methods and areas of study.
5322. Early Music Performance Practice (3). Study of the use of period instruments, original sources, and musical techniques contemporary to medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque musics.
5330. Music in the United States (3). A study of 20th century American music together with its historical and cultural background.
5331. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: Medieval (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
5332. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: Renaissance (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
5333. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: Baroque (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
5334. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: Classic Period (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
5335. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: Romantic Period (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
5336. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: Twentieth Century (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
5337. Seminar in the History and Literature of Music: World Music (3). May be repeated with consent of instructor.
6000 Level Course
6000. Master's Thesis (V1-6).Back to Top