Music

Faculty of the Department of Music

Thomas Forrest Kelly, Professor of Music (Chair)
Kofi Agawu, Visiting Professor of Music (Princeton University) (spring term only)
Noël Bisson, Lecturer on Music (fall term only)
Reinhold Brinkmann, James Edward Ditson Professor of Music (Director of Graduate Studies)
David E. Cohen, Assistant Professor of Music (Assistant Head Tutor)
Mario Davidovsky, Fanny P. Mason Professor of Music
David Horne, Lecturer on Music
Laura Yvonne Kozachek, Lecturer on Music (fall term only)
Robert D. Levin, Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of the Humanities (Head Tutor)
David Lewin, Walter W. Naumburg Professor of Music
Lewis Lockwood, Fanny Peabody Professor of Music (on leave fall term)
Jameson N. Marvin, Senior Lecturer on Music
Jeff Nichols, Associate Professor of Music (on leave 1999-00)
Karen Painter, Assistant Professor of Music (on leave 1999-00)
Bernard Rands, Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music
Mark P. Risinger, Lecturer on Music
David Rosen, Visiting Professor of Music (Cornell University) (fall term only)
Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Professor of Music (on leave spring term)
Kurt Stallmann, Lecturer on Music
Daniel Stepner, Preceptor in Music
John Stewart, Senior Preceptor in Music
Richard Wolf, Assistant Professor of Music
Christoph Wolff, William Powell Mason Professor of Music, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
James D. Yannatos, Senior Lecturer on Music

Undergraduates considering a concentration in Music should meet with the Head Tutor to discuss the program. Prospective concentrators in Music are encouraged to take Music 51 in their freshman year; Music 51 is a prerequisite of Music A. Music A is required of concentrators, and should be taken as early as possible. Students who know they are going to concentrate in Music and do not have piano background should consult with the instructor of Music A immediately upon arrival at Harvard. In order to obtain concentration credit for a course for which such credit is not normally given, students must petition the Department at the beginning of the semester. For students not intending to concentrate in Music, the department ordinarily offers Music 1 and Music 2 every year. Other courses may be taken with permission of the instructor. See also listings in Afro-American Studies, Core Curriculum, Folklore and Mythology, General Education, and Medieval Studies.

Primarily for Undergraduates

*Music Ar. Musicianship
Catalog Number: 4859 Enrollment: Limited to concentrators; the Earlab is open to students concurrently taking another course in the Music Concentration Program.
John Stewart
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Consists of two parts: (1) Basic piano skills involving sight reading, score reading, figured bass realization, harmonization of melodies. Individual or small-group instruction; and (2) Earlab (sight singing, rhythmic studies, melodic/harmonic dictation, and other exercises). Two class meetings per week. In addition, individual instruction in piano playing is given to those not proficient at the keyboard.
Note: Music concentrators are required to enroll in two terms of Music A, starting in the fall term. A special examination is required of Music concentrators to meet the Musicianship requirement. While credit is awarded for suitable progress in the course, concentrators may find it necessary to repeat (audit) all or portions of Music A in order to prepare for this exam (see Concentrator’s Handbook).
Prerequisite: Music 51. However, concentrators are urged to participate (unofficially) in the Earlab portion from the freshman year on.

Music 1a. Introduction to Music I
Catalog Number: 8071
Laura Yvonne Kozachek
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 4
A survey of Western musical style from the medieval through the Classical period. Approximately one thousand years of music history (ca. 800 - 1800) will be considered within its historical setting. Particular emphasis will be given to Gregorian chant and early polyphony, the text/music relationships in medieval and Renaissance compositions, and the works of J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Haydn. As this course focuses on the aesthetics of musical style and elements of style change, comparisons will be drawn from parallel examples in art, architecture, and literature. Above all, the course is designed to promote skills for intelligent listening. There will be guided listening labs in addition to the lectures and sections.
Note: No previous training in music required. May not be counted for concentration.

Music 1b. Introduction to Music II
Catalog Number: 4952
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Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 10. EXAM GROUP: 4
Music 1b continues the survey started in Music 1a, beginning from the transition from the Classical to the Romantic period. Lectures will cover the history of music within its cultural, social, and political contexts, including a study of musical forms and compositional techniques. Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Robert and Clara Schumann, Liszt, Berlioz, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Bizet, Verdi, Richard Strauss, Ives, Schoenberg, Berg, Stravinsky, Debussy, and later 20th-century composers; jazz.
Note: May be taken independently of Music 1a. No previous training in music required. May not be counted for concentration.

Music 2. Fundamentals of Music Theory I
Catalog Number: 0645
David Horne
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
Open to all students. Provides basic training in music notation, intervals, scales, keys and rhythm. Includes an introduction to harmony, melody and form. The final project is a short composition.
Note: For students not intending to concentrate in Music. May not be counted for concentration. Ability to read simple musical notation is helpful but not required; sections are divided according to levels of musical background.

Music 3. Fundamentals of Music Theory II
Catalog Number: 5805
David Horne
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
Focuses on the basic principles of harmony and counterpoint in the common practice period (roughly 1700–1850). The final portion of the course will include an introduction to 20th-century harmony, including a final project of a short composition.
Note: May be taken independently of Music 2, but a strong knowledge of music notation, scales and key signatures is essential. Sections are divided according to levels of musical background. May not be counted for concentration.
Prerequisite: Music 2 or permission of the instructor.

Music 4. Introduction to Composition
Catalog Number: 2239 Enrollment: Limited to 25
David Horne
Half course (fall term). Th., at 1, Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Open to students with little or no prior experience in composition. Explores phrase structure, harmony, counterpoint, and form in a variety of idioms through exercises and short compositions. Also covers basic principles of instrumentation and score preparation.
Prerequisite: Music 2 or equivalent or permission of the instructor.

[Music 5. Intermediate Composition]
Catalog Number: 2376
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Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Continues the exploration of basic compositional principles begun in Music 4, but with a focus on strategies of large-scale organization in music. Students write three pieces, during the semester, each exemplifying a different principle of formal structure (e.g. rondo, through composition, and “moment form”).
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01. May be taken independently of Music 4 with permission of the instructor.

*Music 51. Theory I
Catalog Number: 3649
John Stewart
Full course. Tu., Th., at 1, and additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 15
Elementary counterpoint and harmony; small forms and chorale harmonization. Concentration on written exercises, ear training, and keyboard.
Note: Music 51 or its equivalent is required of all concentrators. Students planning to concentrate in Music are encouraged to take the course in their freshman year. In any case, concentrators should plan to meet this requirement by no later than the end of the sophomore year.
Prerequisite: Basic theory and ear training skills. For more specific information, consult instructor before the first class meeting.

*Music 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1298
Robert D. Levin and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open to students wishing to pursue supervised study in an area not covered by the courses currently offered. Students must submit a study proposal to the faculty member with whom they wish to study and a signed proposal to the Department Administrator. May be counted for concentration only with the prior approval of the Department.

*Music 92r. Senior Project
Catalog Number: 2744
Robert D. Levin and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
For students doing a Senior Project, when a pertinent regularly listed course does not exist, or is not being offered during the student’s senior year.
Note: Students considering this course should read carefully and well in advance the relevant material in Handbook for Students, under the section of “Fields of Concentration: Music”. Students should note, in particular #3 in the section marked ‘Basic requirements’: “a brief written prospectus . . . must be approved and signed by the instructor, and submitted to the Head Tutor no later than the second week of the semester.” The prospectus must clarify, when appropriate, why no regularly listed course being offered during the student’s senior year is pertinent to the proposed work.

*Music 93r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 8849
James D. Yannatos
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Open to students wishing to pursue supervised study in chamber music. Students must submit a study proposal to Professor Yannatos and a signed proposal to the Department Administrator.
Note: May not be taken Pass/Fail. May not be counted for concentration.

Music 97r. Tutorial—Sophomore Year: Music History and Repertory
Catalog Number: 0113
Mark P. Risinger
Full course (indivisible). M., W., F., at 10, with additional meeting to be arranged.
For concentrators only. An intensive survey of Western music throughout its history and of selected non-Western musical traditions, providing methods of further study of music in historical and cultural contexts as well as basic knowledge of repertory. Meets weekly for three-hour sessions in small sections, with occasional lectures to the entire group.
Note: Music 97r is required of all concentrators and should be taken in the sophomore year or earlier by permission. Each half of the course culminates in an examination testing students’ knowledge of a large listening repertory. These examinations must be passed in order to receive credit for the course.
Prerequisite: Music 51 (may be taken concurrently).

*Music 98r. Tutorial — Junior Year
Catalog Number: 5601
Robert D. Levin and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open to junior candidates for honors in Music who have written permission to enroll from the instructor with whom they wish to work, and also from the Head Tutor in Music. With permission, may be taken for a second term.

*Music 99r. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 1765
Robert D. Levin and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open to senior candidates for honors in Music who have written permission to enroll from the instructor with whom they wish to work, and also from the Head Tutor in Music. May be counted toward concentration credit only by honors candidates.

For Undergraduates and Graduates

Music 121a. Choral Conducting
Catalog Number: 1550
Jameson N. Marvin
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
An investigation of choral literature of varying styles and genres with emphasis on conducting technique and score analysis.
Note: May not be counted for concentration.
Prerequisite: Choral or ensemble experience; ear training, keyboard, and theory background helpful.

[Music 121b. Advanced Choral Conducting]
Catalog Number: 1675
Jameson N. Marvin
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Development of the conductor’s ear, analytical and interpretive skills, rehearsal techniques, and further development of conducting technique related to choral literature from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Music 121a, Music 51, or conducting and musicianship background.

*Music 125a (formerly *Music 158a). Beginning Orchestration and Conducting
Catalog Number: 8397
James D. Yannatos
Half course (fall term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Studies in basic conducting skills related to exercises in 17th- and 18th-century orchestration. Demonstration of stringed instruments.
Prerequisite: Music 51 or permission of instructor.

*Music 125b (formerly *Music 158b). Advanced Orchestration and Conducting
Catalog Number: 8304
James D. Yannatos
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Advanced conducting skills related to studies in tonal, polytonal, atonal, 12-tone and avant-garde orchestration. Demonstration of wind, brass, and percussion instruments.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of instructor.

[Music 126b. Advanced Conducting]
Catalog Number: 4868
James D. Yannatos
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Workshop for aspiring conductors with some experience. The technical aspects of conducting and rehearsing in relation to an understanding of the score will be studied with practical classroom exercises using piano and various instrumental groups.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Music 125a, Music 154, and/or permission of the instructor.

*Music 154. Theory II
Catalog Number: 4771
David E. Cohen
Full course. M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Tonal harmony, voice leading, and form in the late 18th century (fall term) and the 19th century (spring term), explored through analysis of selected works and compositional exercises. Fall term includes an introduction to species counterpoint.
Note: Required of all concentrators. May not be counted for credit toward an advanced degree.
Prerequisite: Music 51 or equivalent.

Music 155 (formerly *Music 155a). Modal Counterpoint
Catalog Number: 7710
David Lewin
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Written work in the Palestrina Style.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of instructor.

Music 156 (formerly *Music 155b). Tonal Counterpoint
Catalog Number: 3930
David Lewin
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Written work in the Bach Style.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or equivalent.

Music 157x (formerly *Music 162 and 162ar). Tonal Analysis
Catalog Number: 6830
Kurt Stallmann
Half course (fall term). Th., at 4. EXAM GROUP: 18
Detailed examination of representative tonal compositions.
Note: For undergraduates who have completed Music 154 or equivalent, and strongly recommended for incoming graduate students in composition and musicology.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of instructor.

Music 157y. Analysis of 20th-Century Music
Catalog Number: 4397
Bernard Rands
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Detailed examination of representative 20th-century compositions.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of instructor.

*Music 160ar. Composition: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 2685
Bernard Rands
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Work in original composition. Weekly readings and critiques of student compositions. Aims for one concert of new works each term. Occasionally, short exercises given dealing with specific compositional problems.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of instructor.

Music 160br. Composition: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 0949
David Horne
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Continuation of Music 160ar.

[Music 166r. Electronic Music]
Catalog Number: 1324
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Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Composition and performance involving the electronic medium, analog and digital. Course work centers on projects realized in the electronic studio using synthesizers and computers and includes study of relevant aspects of acoustic and electronic theory. Compositions since 1948 in the genres of musique concrète, “pure” and “live” electronic music, music for instruments and tape and multimedia are also studied.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of the instructor.

Music 167ar (formerly Music 179a and 179ar ). Composition in the Digital Electronic Medium I
Catalog Number: 5555
Kurt Stallmann
Half course (fall term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Composition and performance in the digital studio: projects involve synthesis, sampling, sequencing, MIDI and digital recording and editing, and live performance.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: One course in music theory or composition, or equivalent.

Music 167br (formerly Music 179br). Composition in the Digital Electronic Medium II
Catalog Number: 4618
Kurt Stallmann
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Continuation of Music 167ar.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Music 167ar, or permission of instructor.

*Music 180r. Performance and Analysis: Seminar
Catalog Number: 2294 Enrollment: By audition only, prior to the first meeting.
Robert D. Levin and Daniel Stepner
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). M., 7–10 p.m.; additional meeting time to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 9
Representative chamber music of the past and present is prepared for performance in class sessions and private coachings. Intensive class analysis as the basis of musical expression and interpretation.
Note: Open to singers and instrumentalists.

*Music 182. 18th-Century Performance Practice
Catalog Number: 1460
Robert D. Levin
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Articulation, ornamentation, improvisation, and other stylistic domains are considered from the perspectives of historical evidence and modern performance.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2000–01. May be counted for music concentration credit for Music 192r.
Prerequisite: Music 154 or permission of instructor.

[Music 183. 19th-Century Performance Practice ]
Catalog Number: 0117
Robert D. Levin
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Evolution of performance style from the Classical era to the Romantic period. The decline in the creative role of the performer, the profound changes in the nature of articulation, dynamics, vibrato and virtuosity, and the rapid technological developments in musical instruments are explored. Includes examination of contemporary treatises and performance styles. A dialogue between scholarship and performance is encouraged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01. May be counted for music concentration credit for Music 193r.

Music 190r. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
Catalog Number: 0651
Richard Wolf
Half course (fall term). Th., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Music in Islam. The organization and aesethetics of sound in Islamic music(s) of South Asia. Research project involving a Muslim community in Boston.
Note: For music concentrators or by permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: Music 51 (may be taken concurrently).

Music 190rr. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
Catalog Number: 1312
Richard Wolf
Half course (spring term). Th., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Vernacular Musical Traditions of India and Pakistan. Musics of localized South Asian traditions, including tribal musics, musical epics and ritual drumming. Attention to conceptions and taxonomies within individual musical traditions in relation to subcontinent. Field or library project required.
Note: For music concentrators or by permission of instructor.

Music 191r. Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Music: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 2524
Noël Bisson
Half course (fall term). Tu., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
English Sacred Music: ca. 1450-1600. A study of English church music before, during, and after the turbulent period of the reformation. Topics for investigation will include the connections between English and Continental musical styles of the period, the role of music in the changing liturgy, manuscript study, and issues of performance practice. Composers studied will include those represented in the Eton Choirbook, as well as Taverner, Tallis, Sheppard, and Byrd.
Note: For music concentrators or by permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: Music 51 (may be taken concurrently).

Music 192r. Topics in Music from 1600–1800: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 3375
Dana Gooley
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Music in English Society: 1660 - 1800. This seminar examines musical cultures in English society from the Restoration to the end of the 18th century. We consider the interplay of "high" and "low" stylistic currents, the formation of a privileged musical repertory or canon, the idea of "Englishness" in music, and the place of music in England’s imagined relationship to continental Europe. Composers whose music will be studied included Purcell, Corelli, John Gay (The Beggar’s Opera), Handel, Thomas Arne, and Haydn.

Music 193r. Topics in Music from 1800 to the Present: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 3741
Reinhold Brinkmann
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
20th Century Opera. Berg: Wozzeck, Weill: Dreigroschenoper, Street Scene, Thomson: Four Saints in Three Acts, Glass/Wilson: Einstein on the Beach.
Note: Offered for both graduate credit and undergraduate music concentration credit.
Prerequisite: Music 51; Music 154 (may be taken concurrently).

[Music 194r (formerly Music 190r). Special Topics: Proseminar]
Catalog Number: 2846 Enrollment: Limited to 15
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

Cross-listed Courses

Literature and Arts B-51. First Nights: Five Performance Premieres
[Literature and Arts B-54. Chamber Music from Mozart to Ravel]
Literature and Arts B-55. Opera: Perspectives on Music and Drama
Literature and Arts B-65. Music in Fin-de-siècle Vienna: The Origins of Modernism
Literature and Arts B-78. Soundscapes: World Music at Home and Abroad
Literature and Arts B-80. The Swing Era

Primarily for Graduates

*Music Bhf. Exercises in Tonal Writing and Analysis
Catalog Number: 3045
John Stewart
Half course (throughout the year). Hours to be arranged.
Includes theory (level of Music 154) as well as keyboard and ear training.
Note: Required of all graduate students. This requirement must be met before admission to the General Examination.

Music 201. Current Methods in Musicology
Catalog Number: 3973
Reinhold Brinkmann (fall term) and Richard Wolf (spring term)
Full course. Fall: W., 4–6; Spring: M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
An introduction to scholarship, drawing upon the history, theoretical frameworks, and the working methods of historical musicology and ethnomusicology. Fall semester focuses on historical musicology and uses Schubert as example (Symphonic fragments, Winterreise). Spring semester focuses on the introduction to the scholarly study of music with emphasis on the history and methodologies of ethnomusicology. Theories of music in culture, field methods, analytical and notational strategies, and critical tools for scholarship.
Note: Either semester may be taken independently by students from other departments with permission of the instructor.

[Music 203. Primary Musical Sources at Harvard ]
Catalog Number: 5657
Christoph Wolff
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
A critical examination of manuscript and printed scores, parts, and tablatures, letters and other musical documents from the 14th to the 20th centuries in the Houghton and Isham Libraries.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

[Music 205. Medieval Notation]
Catalog Number: 4440
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
A survey of Western musical notation to 1400.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

[Music 206r. Research Methods in Ethnomusicology: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 6891
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
The transmission of culture: oral, aural, and written. Exploration of transmission from an ethnomusicological perspective, including transmission processes, changing technologies, and cultural settings. Focus on Middle Eastern musical traditions.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

Music 207r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
Catalog Number: 2149
Kofi Agawu (Princeton University)
Half course (spring term). F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Theories of African Rhythm. A comparative and cross-cultural approach to theories of rhythm in sub-saharan African music, including a review of major theories in relation to their internal structure, ethnographic data, indigenous perceptions, and representational "pressures" from within the theorist’s own culture. Research project required on rhythm in an African repertory of student’s choice.
Note: Permission of instructor required for undergraduates.

Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
Catalog Number: 2232
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Music in Jewish Religious and Cultural Life. Music’s role in expressing and maintaining Jewish identity. Research project required.
Note: Permission of instructor required for undergraduates.

[Music 211r. Topics in Medieval Music: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4433
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Topic to be announced.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

[Music 212r. Chant: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4984
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Melodies and modes. An introduction to medieval chant and its classification according to the system of eight modes. Reading (in English) from theorists and the study of manuscript scores.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required for undergraduates.

Music 213r. Topics in Medieval Polyphony: Seminar
Catalog Number: 5802
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Major repertories in early polyphony: Winchester, Saint Martial, Notre Dame. The study of liturgical practice, style, notation, and repertory content in early but substantial repertories.

*Music 214r. Renaissance Music: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7825
Lewis Lockwood
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Basic musical trends in the 15th Century: Mass, motet, secular music.

Music 215r. Baroque: Seminar
Catalog Number: 6817
Christoph Wolff
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
A study of the music of J.S. Bach and its reception history to c. 1850. The seminar will prepare a Bach anniversary exhibition scheduled for March, 2000, at Houghton Library.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2000–01.

[Music 216r. 18th-Century Music: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 6868
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Topic to be announced.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

Music 217r. 19th-Century Music: Seminar
Catalog Number: 3702
David Rosen (Cornell University)
Half course (fall term). F., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Verdi: Current Issues in Research, Analysis and Criticism. The formal and expressive conventions of Ottocento opera and their role in Verdi’s operas; genetic studies (the operas and their literary models, sketches and revisions); Verdian dramatury; performance practice, including staging; the works in their cultural context; critical readings of selected works.
Note: Permission of instructor required for undergraduate concentrators.

Music 218r. 20th Century Music: Seminar
Catalog Number: 8558
Reinhold Brinkmann
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Schoenberg in America.
Note: May be taken by undergraduate music concentrators by permission of instructor.

[Music 219br. 20th Century Music: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 2275
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

[Music 219r (formerly Music 219c). 19th and 20th Century Music: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 6404
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Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

Music 220ar. History of Music Theory: Seminar
Catalog Number: 2119
David E. Cohen
Half course (fall term). Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Music Theory from the Italian Renaissance to the French Enlightenment. History of music theory from the period of the Italian Renaissance (c. 1500) to the earlier treatises of Rameau (1720’s). Counterpoint, thoroughbass, triadic harmony. Modes and keys. Speculative theory and acoustics. Influences from Humanism and the Scientific Revolution.

Music 220br. History of Music Theory: Seminar
Catalog Number: 1580
David E. Cohen
Half course (spring term). Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Music Theory from Rameau to Riemann. History of music theory from Rameau in the mid-eighteenth century through Hugo Riemann (c. 1900). Theories of harmony, melody, form, meter, and rhythm, and aesthetics. Influences from contemporary philosophy and science.

[Music 222ar. Schenkerian Analysis I]
Catalog Number: 4055
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Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

[Music 222br. Schenkerian Analysis II]
Catalog Number: 0593
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Continuation of Music 222ar.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.
Prerequisite: Music 222ar or permission of instructor.

Music 230ar. Topics in Music Theory I
Catalog Number: 5712
David Lewin
Half course (fall term). Tu., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Texts and Musical Structures.

Music 230br. Topics in Music Theory II
Catalog Number: 6696
David Lewin
Half course (spring term). Tu., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Texts and Musical Structures.

*Music 261r (formerly *Music 268r). Composition: Seminar
Catalog Number: 3326 Enrollment: Limited to 10
Bernard Rands
Full course (indivisible). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open only to students prepared for work in original composition.

*Music 262r (formerly *Music 269r). Composition: Seminar
Catalog Number: 4457 Enrollment: Limited to 10
Mario Davidovsky
Full course (indivisible). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open only to students prepared for work in original composition.

Music 264r. Electronic Music Composition: Seminar
Catalog Number: 1939
Mario Davidovsky
Full course (indivisible). Hours to be arranged.
Fall: Technical, perceptual, and aesthetic aspects of usage of electronically generated sounds in music composition. Composition using acoustic instruments in combination with electronic sounds are encouraged. Spring: Intensive work in computer music concentrating on the application of traditional electronic techniques in the computer realm. Includes use of UNIX-based software synthesis tools cmix and csound, and the real-time mixing program, RT.
Prerequisite: Previous knowledge of electronic music techniques, or permission of instructor.

[Music 270r. Special Topics]
Catalog Number: 3727
Bernard Rands
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Topics to be announced.
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

[Music 271r. Fromm Seminar in Composition]
Catalog Number: 1311
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Half course (fall term). Tu., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 18
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.

[Music 272r. Special Topics]
Catalog Number: 2059
Jeff Nichols
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Carter
Note: Expected to be given in 2000–01.

Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

*Music 300. Reading and Research for Advanced Students
Catalog Number: 2504
Kofi Agawu (Princeton University) 2498 (spring term only), Reinhold Brinkmann 7971, David E. Cohen 1714, Mario Davidovsky 1146, Thomas Forrest Kelly 1324, Robert D. Levin 3482, David Lewin 1238, Lewis Lockwood 7099 (on leave fall term), Jeff Nichols 1456 (on leave 1999-00), Karen Painter 3615 (on leave 1999-00), Bernard Rands 1900, David Rosen (Cornell University) 2502 (fall term only), Kay Kaufman Shelemay 3483 (on leave spring term), Richard Wolf 1386, and Christoph Wolff 4532
Individual work on specific topics not included in the announced course offerings.

*Music 301. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 6543
Reinhold Brinkmann 7971, David E. Cohen 1714, Mario Davidovsky 1146, Thomas Forrest Kelly 1324, David Lewin 1238, Lewis Lockwood 7099 (on leave fall term), Jeff Nichols 1456 (on leave 1999-00), Karen Painter 3615 (on leave 1999-00), Bernard Rands 1900, Kay Kaufman Shelemay 3483 (on leave spring term), Richard Wolf 1386, and Christoph Wolff 4532
Individual work in preparation for the General Examination for the Ph.D. degree.
Note: May not be counted toward course requirements for Ph.D. degree.

*Music 309. Doctoral Colloquium
Catalog Number: 2260
Members of the Department
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4.

*Music 310. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 1819
Reinhold Brinkmann 7971, Mario Davidovsky 1146, Thomas Forrest Kelly 1324, Robert D. Levin 3482, David Lewin 1238, Lewis Lockwood 7099 (on leave fall term), Bernard Rands 1900, Kay Kaufman Shelemay 3483 (on leave spring term), and Christoph Wolff 4532
Note: May not be counted toward course requirements for the Ph.D. degree.