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In this subject, we explore the harmonic, melodic, and formal practices of western music, principally the so-called "Classical" idiom of central Europe, ca. 1750-1825. Topics include a quick review of material covered in 21M.301, chromatic harmony (viio7, bII6, and chords of the augmented sixth), and chromatic modulation; lecture study and
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- music and theater arts
- harmony
- counterpoint
- melody
- formal practices
- western music
- classical
- idiom
- central europe
- 1750?1825
- chromatic harmony
- chromatic modulation
- keyboard laboratory
- sight-singing laboratory
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Written and analytic exercises based on 18th- and 19th-century small forms and harmonic practice found in music such as the chorale preludes of Bach; minuets and trios of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven; and the songs and character pieces of Schubert and Schumann. Musicianship laboratory is required.
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- music and theater arts
- composition
- composing
- listening
- form
- structure
- harmony
- melody
- rhythm
- motif
- theme
- voicing
- chord
- scale
- cadence
- tonality
- tonal music
- phrasing
- canon
- classical music
- chamber music
- aesthetics
- musical analysis
- romantic music
- romantic poetry
- lieder
- string quartet
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This course builds on the composition techniques practiced in 21M.303 Writing in Tonal Forms I. Students undertake further written and analytic exercises in tonal music, including a sonata-form movement for string quartet. Students will also have the opportunity to write short works that experiment with the expanded tonal techniques of the
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- music and theater arts
- composition
- composing
- listening
- form
- structure
- harmony
- melody
- rhythm
- motif
- theme
- voicing
- chord
- scale
- cadence
- tonality
- tonal music
- atonal music
- phrasing
- canon
- classical music
- chamber music
- aesthetics
- musical analysis
- string quartet
- prokofiev
- sonata form
- haydn
- mozart
- beethoven
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This class explores composition and arrangement for the large jazz ensemble from 1920s foundations to current postmodern practice. Consideration given to a variety of styles and to the interaction of improvisation and composition. Study of works by Basie, Ellington, Evans, Gillespie, Golson, Mingus, Morris, Nelson, Williams, and others. Ope
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- music and theater arts
- jazz band
- large ensemble jazz
- modern jazz
- contemporary jazz
- big band
- swing
- duke ellington
- george russell
- bill lowe
- mulatu astatke
- ethiojazz
- ethio-jazz
- ethiopian jazz
- ethiopiques
- either-orchestra
- russ gershon
- aardvark jazz orchestra
- gil evans
- miles davis
- birth of the cool
- steve lajoie
- jazz arranging
- jazz composition
- im
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This class is an introduction to the analysis of tonal music. Students develop analytical techniques based upon concepts learned in 21M.301-21M.302. Students study rhythm and form, harmony, line and motivic relationships at local and large scale levels of musical structure. Three papers (totaling 20 pages, one to be revised) and one oral pr
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- music and theater arts
- composition
- composing
- listening
- form
- structure
- harmony
- melody
- rhythm
- musicology
- motive
- theme
- voicing
- chord
- scale
- cadence
- tonality
- tonal music
- phrasing
- canon
- symphony
- sontata
- classical music
- chamber music
- aesthetics
- schenker
- schenkerian analysis
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This course features directed composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments. It includes a weekly seminar in composition for the presentation and discussion of work in progress. Students are expected to produce at least one substantive work, performed in public, by the end of the term. Contemporary comp
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- music and theater arts
- classical music
- composer
- contemporary music
- 20th century music
- chamber music
- atonal
- post-tonal
- avant-garde music
- orchestration
- art song
- song
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This class explores sound and what can be done with it. Sources are recorded from students' surroundings - sampled and electronically generated (both analog and digital). Assignments include composing with the sampled sounds, feedback, and noise, using digital signal processing (DSP), convolution, algorithms, and simple mixing. The class fo
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- music and theater arts
- computer music
- sound
- music
- audio
- listening
- electronic music
- new music
- electronica
- sound art
- noise
- noise music
- avant-garde
- contemporary music
- modern music
- composition
- recording
- music production
- recording studio
- audio software
- recording software
- sampling
- synthesis
- audio engineering
- mixing
- radiohead
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This course examines the history, techniques, and aesthetics of mechanical and computer-aided approaches to algorithmic music composition and generative music systems. Through creative hands-on projects, readings, listening assignments, and lectures, students will explore a variety of historical and contemporary approaches. Diverse tools an
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- music and theater arts
- music composition
- music history
- music aesthetics
- algorithmic composition
- generative music
- computer music
- electronic music
- contemporary music
- music synthesis
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This course is an investigation into the history and aesthetics of music and technology as deployed in experimental and popular musics from the 19th century to the present. Through original research, creative hands-on projects, readings, and lectures, the following topics will be explored. The history of radio, audio recording, and the reco
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- music and theater arts
- audio
- music technology
- sound recording
- sound reproduction
- contemporary music
- experimental music
- electronic music
- synthesis
- synthesizers
- music history
- music software
- analog recording
- digital recording
- digital audio
- music composition
- computer music
- musique concr?te
- rock music
- rock and roll
- hip hop
- circuit bending
- phonogra
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This course is a creative, hands-on exploration of contemporary and historical approaches to live electronics performance and improvisation, including basic analog instrument design, computer synthesis programming, and hardware and software interface design.
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- music and theater arts
- music composition
- music history
- computer music
- music performance
- electronic music
- contemporary music
- music synthesis
- improvisation
- analog electronics
- live electronic music
- electroacoustic improvisation
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The primary focus of this Vocal Repertoire and Performance course is placed upon the works of African American composers and concert artists. Students gather biographical data and explore art songs, operatic arias, ensembles, choral masterpieces, and arrangements employing sacred and secular texts. Additionally, students conduct inquiry int
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- music and theater arts
- vocal repertoire
- vocal performance
- african american composers
- spirituals
- black composers
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This course is for the singer and/or pianist interested in collaborative study of solo vocal performance. This term we will focus upon the works of Women Composers. Students will gather biographical data and explore art songs, operatic arias, choral masterpieces, and arrangements employing sacred and secular texts. Additionally, students wi
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- music and theater arts
- vocal repertoire
- vocal performance
- art song
- opera
- aria
- choral music
- sacred music
- singing
- vocal
- song
- amy beach
- women composers
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This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of three broad topics concerning music in relation to time.Music as Architecture: the creation of musical shapes in time;Music as Memory: how musical understanding depends upon memory and reminiscence, with attention to analysis of musical structures; andTime as the Substance of Music: how dif
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- music and theater arts
- musical analysis
- music theory
- music appreciation
- music composition
- music performance
- temporality
- physics
- memory
- film score
- poetry
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This course deals with advanced design theories and textual analysis. Emphasis is placed on script analysis in general, as well as the investigation of design principles from a designer's perspective. Students also refine technical skills in rendering and presentation, historical research, and analysis. Class sessions include interaction wi
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- music and theater arts
- design theories; textual analysis; script analysis; technical skills; rendering; presentation; historical research; performance; lysistrata; aristophanes.
- design theories
- textual analysis
- script analysis
- technical skills
- rendering
- presentation
- historical research
- performance
- lysistrata
- aristophanes
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This class introduces the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly assignments, in class writing exercises, and work on a sustained piece, students explore scene structure, action, events, voice, and dialogue. We examine produced playscripts and discuss student work. This class's emphasis is on process, risk-taking, and finding one'
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- music and theater arts
- script
- playwright
- play writing
- writing
- characters
- plot
- action
- sound
- scene
- act
- dialogue
- plays
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Offered in the spring and fall terms, Introduction to Stagecraft is a hands-on course that gets students working with the tools and techniques of theatrical production in a practical way. It is not a design course but one devoted to artisanship. Among the many remarkable final projects that have been proposed and presented at the end of the
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- music and theater arts
- stagecraft
- shop skills
- shop machines
- basic handwork
- tools
- scenery
- costume
- set constuction
- props
- stage management
- lighting
- scene painting
- student project
- safety
- knots