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MUSI BC 1001x, BC 1002y
An Introduction to Music
x: A survey of the development of Western music from 6th-century Gregorian Chant to Mozart, with emphasis upon important composers and forms. Extensive listening required. y: A survey of the development of Western music from the first Viennese Classical school at the end of the 18th century to the present, with emphasis upon composers and forms. Extensive listening required. -G. Archer
No previous knowledge of music is required.
3 points. Sec. 1 MW 1:10-2:25; Sec. 2 TuTh 1:10-2:25

Music 293
MUSI V 1002x, y
Fundamentals of Western Music
A student may place out of this course with a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination or by an examination given by the Department at the beginning of the semester. The basic elements of music to be studied with the aim of developing musicianship will include notation, dictation, sight-singing, transposition, aural recognition of the simpler forms, triad identification, cadence types, and voice-leading in two parts. -Instructor TBA
Corequisite: MUSI V 1312
3 points.

MUSI BC 1501x, BC 1502y
Voice Instruction
Entrance by audition only (call department during registration for time and place of audition). One-hour private lesson weekly. -Staff
1 point.

Theory and Ear-Training Sequence

MUSI V 2318x-V 2319y
Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint, I and II
Principles of melodic construction, voice leading, harmony, and counterpoint in modal and tonal music. Composition of exercises and pieces in prescribed styles; close analysis of selected compositions. -Sec.1: Instructor TBA; Sec.2: Instructor TBA
Prerequisite: MUSI V 1002 or the equivalent. Corequisite, x and y: An ear-training lab to be determined by a placement exam given at the beginning of the term.
3 points.

MUSI V 3321x-V 3322y
Chromatic Harmony and Counterpoint, I and II
Principles of chromatic voice leading and chromatic chord construction. Composition of exercises and pieces in prescribed styles; close analysis of selected compositions. -Sec.1: Instructor TBA; Sec.2: Instructor TBA
Prerequisite: MUSI V 2318-2319 and completion of any two semesters of ear-training, the most recent with a grade of B- or better. Corequisite, x and y: An ear-training lab.
3 points.

Please note: For the following ear-training labs, students must take a placement test at the beginning of the term and may not register without the permission of the Ear-training Coordinator.

MUSI V 1312x, y
Introductory Ear-training
Introduction to basic skills in sight reading. Instruction includes reading rhythms in simple meter, solfege recitation, and sight-singing simple melodies. -Instructor TBA
1 point.

MUSI V 2314x, y
Ear-training I
Designed to improve the student's basic skills in sight-singing and rhythmic and melodic dictation with an introduction to four-part harmonic dictation. -Instructor TBA
1 point.

MUSI V 2315x, y
Ear-training II
Techniques of sight-singing and dictation of diatonic melodies in simple and compound meter, with strong emphasis on harmonic dictation. -Instructor TBA
1 point.

Music 294
MUSI V 3316x, y
Ear-training III
Sight-singing techniques of modulating diatonic melodies in simple, compound, or irregular meters which involve complex rhythmic patterns. Emphasis is placed on four-part harmonic dictation of modulating phrases. -Instructor TBA
1 point.

MUSI V 3317x, y
Ear-training IV
Techniques of musicianship at the intermediate level, stressing the importance of musical nuances in sight-singing. Emphasis is placed on chromatically inflected four-part harmonic dictation. -F. Murail
1 point.

MUSI W 4318x,y
Ear-training V
Advanced dictation, sight-singing, and musicianship, with emphasis on 20th-century music. -F. Murail
1 point.

MUSI V 2010
Rock 'n' Roll
A study of rock music from the perspective of issues in contemporary cultural theory, with special emphasis on political significance and diverse representations of race and gender. -Instructor TBA Prerequisite: MUSI BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 2013
Popular Musics of the Americas: Africa
An exploration of some of Africa's past and present contributions to the popular musics of the Americas. Topics include the African presence in jazz and blues, the return impact of African-American musics on Africa, and the prominent role of African styles in the development of "world beat" and global pop.
Prerequisite: MUSI BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points.  Not offered in 2005-06

MUSI V 2014y
Popular Musics of the Americas: Country Music
A survey of the social, musical, and commercial history of "country and western" music and its antecedent and related genres in the U.S. and as a global style, focusing on the history of recording technology, popular imaginings of rusticity, race, class, and gender in country music, and the lived experience of country music's listeners and creators in various eras and locales. Class projects will include the production of a series of radio shows (by groups of students) for the actual broadcast.  -G. Lewis
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points.

MUSI V 2015
Music in the United States
Main currents in American musical life, with emphasis on ragtime, jazz hymnody, spirituals, blues, popular song, and major works of Copland, Ives, Ellington, Gershwin, Billings, Foster, and Reich. -G. Lewis
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.


Music 295
MUSI V 2016y
Jazz
The musical and cultural features of jazz, beginning in 1900. -Instructor TBA
Prerequisite: MUSI BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06

MUSI V 2023
Beethoven
The study of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, with emphasis on selected symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas.
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 2024
Mozart
The life, works, and cultural milieu of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with emphasis on selected symphonies, string quartets, piano concertos, and operas.
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06

MUSI V 2025
The Opera
The development of opera from Monteverdi to the present. -K. Henson
Prerequisite: MUSI BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points.

MUSI V 2205x-V 2206y
MIDI Music Production Techniques
An introduction to the potential of digital synthesis by means of the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). The goals, in addition to teaching proficiency in elementary and advanced MIDI techniques, will be to challenge some of the assumptions about music built into the MIDI specifications and to foster a creative approach to using MIDI machines. -x: B. Garton; y: Instructor TBA
Prerequisite: MUSI BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points.

MUSI V 2500x
Women and Music
Explores the complex relationship of women and Western art music from the Middle Ages to the 20th  Century.  Women are studied not only as creators and performers but also as patrons and muses, and  through their musical representations in the repertoire.  -S. Boynton
Prerequisite: MUSI BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points.

MUSI V 3120
From Source to Sound: The Interpretation of Medieval Music
Methods, problems, and possibilities for re-creating the oldest extant body of Western music (1000.1300 C.E.). By directly confronting musical manuscripts, translated theoretical treatises, and performance contexts, students will develop their ability to think critically about the music of the past and modern attempts to describe it.
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent, and the ability to read music.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3128x
History of Western Music I: Middle Ages to Baroque
A survey of Western music from Antiquity through Bach and Handel, focusing on the development of musical style and thought, and analysis of selected works. -G. Gerbino
Pre- or co requisite: V2318-V2319
3 points.

Music 296
MUSI V 3129y
History of Western Music II: Classical to the 20th Century
A survey of Western music from the Classical era to the present day, focusing on the development of musical style and thought, and on analysis of selected works.
Pre- or co requisite: V2318-2319
3 points.

MUSI V3136
The Operas of Verdi
A historical and critical introduction to the operas of Giuseppe Verdi. The course will focus on Macbeth (1847), La Traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), and Otello (1887); on performance and staging; and  on Verdi as an innovator as well as populist in the history of music theater.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.
 

MUSI V 3138
The Music of Brahms
A survey of the music of Brahms, examining a wide range of genres as well as his historical and cultural position in the 19th century.
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI BC 3139
Vocal Technique and Expression I
Using various styles of English and American song, classical and popular, developing and intermediate singers study technical and performance skills that further vocal effectiveness, leading to an in-class performance. -J. McMahan
Prerequisite: Audition and permission of the instructor. Limited to 12 students.
3 points.

MUSI V 3140x, y
Vocal Repertoire, Technique, and Expression II
Voice and movement exercises for breathing, support, articulation, registration, and timbre. Exploration of wide-ranging repertoires, styles, and languages of the Western European song tradition. Attention to meaning of text and musical interpretation. Study and practice of all elements of
song needed for effective vocal performance. -J. McMahan
3 points. TuTh 4:10

MUSI V3163
Sonic Texts of the Black Atlantic
The course examines the importance of music and improvisation to the arts of the Black Atlantic,  proceeding in semi-chronological fashion in presenting creative writing, recorded performances, and  visual forms in which music is a central metaphor. Critical/historical texts are used to support topics  that include African oral narrative, music during American chattel slavery, minstrelsy, the music of Harlem Renaissance composers, bebop and the world of the Beats, free improvisation, hip-hop,  classical music and opera, and contemporary avant-garde digital technologies of texts and sound.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of music is not required.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06
 

MUSI 3154x
Music for Piano
Surveys and analyzes the major literature for piano and other keyboard instruments by 17th through 21st century composers. We will address issues of performing, competitions, historical performance practices; compare the major "piano schools" (Russian, German, French, American); and consider the history and evolution of the instrument. Live performances inside and outside the classroom. -D. Bradley-Kramer
3 Points

MUSI V3165x
Jazz and Improvised Music After 1950
This course examines the musical forms, techniques, and intellectual and social issues surrounding jazz and improvised music after 1950, via listening and recording assignments, guest musicians and scholars, and representative live performances. Topics include genre and canon formation, gender, race and cultural nationalisms, debates around art and the vernacular, globalization, and media reception. -G. Lewis
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of music not required
3 Points.

MUSI V 3175
Historical Survey of the Cultural Theory of Music
An introduction to the main bodies of modern cultural theory. Asks how these theories play in our understanding of the musics traditionally studied and how to begin formulating new questions about these musics.
Listening assignments complement readings whenever possible.
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3241x-V 3242y
Advanced Composition
Composition in more extended forms. Survey of advanced techniques of contemporary composition. -x: Instructor TBA; y: Instructor TBA
Prerequisite: MUSI V 3310y or permission of the instructor.
3 points.

MUSI V 3250
Introduction to Music Cognition
Study of music cognition from the perspective of music theory, with interdisciplinary connections to psychoacoustics, theoretical linguistics and cognitive psychology. -F. Lerdahl
Prerequisite: V 2318-V 2319 or the equivalent.
3 points.

MUSI V 3302
Introduction to Set Theory
A study of the basic principles of set theory through the writings of Schoenberg, Babbitt, Forte, Martino, Lewin, et al. Concepts illustrated with examples from late 19th- and early 20th-century repertoire.
Fulfills the requirement of the 3000-level advanced theory elective.
Prerequisite: MUSI V 3322 and either MUSI V 3126 or V 3379 or permission of the instructor.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3305x
Theories of Heinrich Schenker
An examination of Schenker's concepts of the relation between strict counterpoint and free writing; "prolongation"; the "composing-out" of harmonies; the parallels and distinctions between "foreground," and "background"; and the interaction between composing-out and thematic processes to create "form."
Prerequisite: MUSI V 3322 or the equivalent.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3310y
Techniques of 20th Century Music
Material, styles, and techniques of 20th-century music. Topics include scales, chords, sets, atonality, serialism, neo-classicism, and rhythm. Assignments include analysis and compositional exercises. -F. Lerdahl
Prerequisite: MUSI V 3321x completed plus MUSI V 3322 completed or concurrent.
3 points.

Music 298
Asian Humanities-Music AHMM V 3320x
Introduction to the Music of East Asia and Southeast Asia
A topical approach to concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations. -Instructor TBA
3 points.

Asian Humanities-Music AHMM V 3321y
Introduction to the Music of India and West Asia
A topical approach to concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations. -A. Fox
3 points

MUSI V 3330
Advanced Counterpoint
The study of baroque counterpoint in the style of J.S. Bach; general aspects of voice-leading; dances, inventions, canons; expositions of fugues.
Fulfills the requirements of the 3000-level advanced theory elective. Prerequisite: MUSI V 2310, 2311, and 2312.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3345
Rhythm and Meter
Analysis of rhythm and meter in selected tonal compositions; applications to performance; study of recent theories of rhythm and meter by selected writers.
Fulfills the requirements of the 3000-level advanced theory elective. Prerequisite: MUSI V 3321.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3360x
Pre-tonal and Tonal Analysis
Detailed analysis of selected pre-tonal and tonal compositions.
Fulfills the requirements of the 3000-level advanced theory elective. Prerequisite: MUSI V 3321.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI V 3370
Orchestration
A survey of the techniques of orchestration and instrumentation and their impact upon formal musical structure informed by current knowledge of acoustics and sonic analysis. Analysis of acknowledged masterworks from the literature will be the point of departure for creative projects
which will be performed by the university orchestra. T. Mural
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
3 points.
 

MUSI V 3380
Music Since 1945
Detailed analysis of selected issues. Composers include Messiaen, Stravinsky, Boulez, Stockhausen, Babbitt, Carter, Penderecki,Cage, Reich, Glass, Rzewski, Rochberg, and others.
Fulfills the requirements of the 3000-level advanced theory elective.
Prerequisite: MUSI V 3379.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.
 

MUSI V 3420
The Social Science of Music
An introduction to the field of ethnomusicology in the context of the intellectual history of music scholarship. -A. Fox
Prerequisite: BC 1001 or BC 1002 or equivalent.
3 points.

Music 299
MUSI V 3430
Music and Nationalism
This course studies the relationship between music and nationalism, from both aesthetic and political perspectives. The broad historical emergence and development of modern nationalism and related themes of race, gender, globalization, and indigeneity, are explored through musical case studies focusing on western and non-western, elite, popular, and folk styles and genres.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of music is not required.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.
 

MUSI V 3435y
Music and Literature in Latin America
This course is about the relationship between popular music and literature in Latin America. It covers such topics such as the relationship between the lettered city and popular culture as well as orality and the written word. In the course we will read novels and poetry by authors who have also been composers and/or musicologist and explore the production of composers who have also been recognized as important literary figures. -A. Ochoa
3 points.

MUSI V 3630y
Recorded Sound
Students learn to use the recording studio as an instrument to write, record, and refine musical compositions. -T. Pender
Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.
3 points.

MUSI W 3990x, y
Senior Project: Research for Music
Independent study for research and writing. -Staff
3 points.

MUSI V 3991x, y
Senior Project: Music Repertory
Independent study for preparing and performing repertory works to be presented in concert. -Staff
3 points.

MUSI V 3998x-V 3999y
Supervised Independent Study
A creative/scholarly project conducted under faculty supervision. Approval prior to registration; see department representative for details.
3 points.

MUSI W 4120
Songs of the Troubadours and Trouvères
Interdisciplinary study of songs of the troubadours and trouvères in their historical context, focusing on textual and musical analysis. Topics include manuscript transmission and performance practice, as well as the debate over the origins of troubadour song and the ideology of courtly love.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

MUSI W 4405
Music and Language
A survey of 20th-century literatures on the music/language relationship. Emphasizes semiotic and social-scientific paradigms.
Prerequisite: Music majors, MUSI V 3420 or permission of the instructor.
3 points. Not offered in 2005-06.

Music 300
MUSI W 4425x
Popular Music in Brazil
This course presents a comprehensive introduction to popular music in Brazil throughout the twentieth century. It explores the connections between historical transformation ad the rise of different musical genres in Brazil. -A. Ochoa.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
3 points.

MUSI W 4515y
Conducting Music of Our Time
Analysis of the modern repertory of contemporary music, with directional emphasis on actual conducting preparation, beating patterns, rhythmic notational problems, irregular meters, communication and transference of musical ideas. Topics include theoretical writing on 20th century conducting, orchestration, and phrasing. -J. Milarsky
Prerequisite: Advanced music majors and extensive contemporary music background.
3 points.

MUSI W 4525
Instrumentation
Analysis of instrumentation, with directional emphasis on usage, ranges, playing techniques, tone colors, characteristics, interaction and tendencies, all derived from the classic orchestral repertoire. Topics include theoretical writings on the classical repertory as well as 20th century instrumentation and its advancement. -J. Milarsky
Prerequisite: Extensive music background and permission by the instructor.
3 points.
 

MUSI G 4500x
Jazz Transcription and Analysis
A progressive course in transcribing, proceeding from single lines to full scale sections and ensembles. Stylistic analysis based on new and previously published transcriptions. -C. Washburne
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
3 points.

Performance Activities and Instrumental Instruction

MUSI V 1580x.V 1581y
Collegium Musicum
An audition to be held during registration period. Please contact the department (854-3825). Performance of vocal and instrumental music from the medieval, Renaissance, and the baroque periods. Collegium Musicum usually gives one public concert each term. -Instructor TBA
May be taken for Pass/Fail credit only.

MUSI V 1591x-V 1592y
University Orchestra
An audition to be held during registration period, by appointment, at 806 Dodge Hall (x4 6689). Students should bring two short works, or movements of longer works, of different stylistic periods; they will also be asked to read brief orchestral or chamber music excerpts at sight. The orchestra performs throughout the academic year in works spanning all periods of music, including contemporary compositions. Distinguished guest soloists sometimes perform with the orchestra, and qualified student soloists may also have the opportunity either to perform or read concertos with the orchestra. Staff positions: a few persons interested in managerial work may gain experience as orchestra librarian and personnel manager. Students who register for orchestra alone will receive 4 points for four semesters and will be charged at the rate of 1 point each semester. Students who register for orchestra and chamber music will receive 4 points for two semesters, and will be charged at
the rate of 4 points each semester. -J. Milarsky
Additional rehearsals in the three weeks preceding each public concert.
1 point.

Music 301
MUSI V 1593x-V 1594y
Barnard-Columbia Chorus
Auditions by appointment made at the first class meeting. Students who register for chorus will receive a maximum of 4 points for four or more semesters, and will be charged at the rate of 1 point each semester. Open to all men and women in the University community. Several public concerts are given each season both on and off campus, often with other performing organizations. Sight-singing sessions offered. Repertory includes works from all periods of music literature. -G. Archer
Audition required. Pass/Fail credit only.
1 point. TuTh 6:00-8:00

MUSI V 1595x-V 1596y
Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers
A small number of students in the Barnard-Columbia Chorus are chosen to rehearse and perform difficult music in several languages. -G. Archer
Audition required. Pass/Fail credit only.
1 point. TuTh 8:00-9:30

MUSI V 1598x-1599y
Chamber Ensemble
An audition to be held during registration period by appointment. Those auditioning should contact the Music Performance Program, 618 Dodge Hall (Telephone: 854-1257). Students registering for chamber music receive ensemble training with the performance associates listed for MUSI W 1525-W 1526. Student chamber ensembles perform a recital at the conclusion of each semester and are given other opportunities to perform throughout the academic year. -D. Bradley-Kramer
May be taken for Pass/Fail credit only.
1 point.

MUSI V1618x.1619y
Columbia University Jazz Ensemble
An audition to be held during the registration period by appointment. Contact the Music Performance Program for further details (854-1257). A small advanced jazz band. The repertoire covers 1950s hard bop to more adventurous contemporary avant-garde styles. Students are required to compose and arrange for the group under the instructor's supervision. -C. Washburne, D. Sickler, B. Waltzer
Please note: In the instrumental lessons listed below offered on a weekly, individual basis, a course of half-hour lessons earns 1 point of credit, and a course of one-hour lessons earns 2 points of credit.

MUSI W 1500x-W 1501y
Early Instruments
Audition required. Those auditioning should contact the Music Performance Program, 618 Dodge Hall
(Telephone: 854-1257).
1 or 2 points.
Sec. 1: Keyboards -K. Cooper
Sec. 2: Strings -R. Marley
Sec. 3: Wind Instruments -M. Newman

MUSI W 1509x-W 1510y
Organ Instruction
-M. Monroe
Permission of the instructor required.
1 or 2 points.

MUSI W 1513x-W 1514y
Introduction to Piano
Sec. 1: -N. Østbye; Sec. 2: -M. Skelly
1 point.

Music 302
MUSI W 1515x-W 1516y
Elementary Piano Instruction
Prerequisite: W 1513-1514 or the equivalent and permission of the instructor.
Sec. 1: -N. Østbye; Sec. 2: -M. Skelly
1 or 2 points.

MUSI W 1517x-W 1518y
Keyboard Harmony and Musicianship
One half-hour private lesson weekly. Lessons emphasize the progressive development of a harmonic
vocabulary representative of the techniques of the central tradition of 18th- and 19th-century
music.
Sec. 1: -N. Østbye; Sec. 2: -M. Skelly
1 point.

MUSI W 2515x.W 2516y
Intermediate Piano Instruction
Prerequisite: W 1515-1516 or the equivalent and permission of the instructor.
Sec. 1: -N. Østbye; Sec. 2: -M. Skelly; Sec. 3: -R. Uchida
1 or 2 points.

MUSI W 3515x.W 3516y
Advanced Piano Instruction
Prerequisite: W 2515.2516 or the equivalent and permission of the instructor.
Sec. 1: -N. Østbye; Sec. 2: -M. Skelly; Sec. 3: -R. Uchida
2 points.

MUSI W 1525x.W 1526y
Instrumental Instruction
See Columbia College Bulletin for section information. Students participating in the orchestra are
given precedence when applying for private instrumental instruction.
Prerequisite: Audition (see under University Orchestra).
1 or 2 points.

FLUTE: D. Fedele, S. Kahn, T. O¡¯Connor, S. Palma-Nidel, S. Rotholz; OBOE: V. Bodner, R. Ingliss;
CLARINET: A. Blustine, J. Kopperud, S. Williamson; BASSOON: M. Goldberg, M. Newman;
FRENCH HORN: S. Temple; TRUMPET: W. DuMaine, D. Krauss; TROMBONE: D. Hayward;
TUBA: D. Braynard; SAXOPHONE: T. Sullivan; DRUM & PERCUSSION: A. Korf, T. Kolor; VIOLIN:
A. Ajemian, M. Coid, E. Kieswetter, M. Kim, M. Otani; VIOLA: S. Adams, A. Neu; CELLO: E.
Bailen, Y. Bond, M. Shuman, W. Sutter; STRING BASS: J. McCoy, L. McKnight; HARP: J. Han;
GUITAR: A. Goni, A. Kampela; JAZZ PIANO: B. Waltzer.