When performing or recording music in a space, the aural environment becomes as important as understanding one’s particular instrument or voice: How do we hear and perceive sound and music? What roles can physical spaces play when practicing...
It can be said that Spain is perfectly represented by its music. The country’s vibrant multicultural history and society are projected in its wide-ranging musical repertoires. From the passionate flamenco of Andalusia and the classical opus of...
An introduction to opera and concert music that focuses upon Western art music of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, with special emphasis on Vienna’s musical history. The various cultural offerings in Vienna during the fall of 2010 have informed the...
This course is a survey of Western musical practice from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. While learning how to develop critical listening skills, the student will explore each different stylistic period, its historical context and certain...
Music has played an important part of the movie-going experience since the beginnings of the film industry in the 1890s. This course charts the development of music and sound in film, from its origin through the silent movie era and on to the great...
The course introduces students to the latest music technologies through a series of theoretical and practical lessons from the privileged point of view of the music software designer. We will first explore the context that gave birth to technological...
Music's role in the formation of cultural and national identity is, while generally undeniable, often problematic in the particulars. How does music tell stories that relate to and reflect upon political narratives? Can music constitute a political...
Students will explore a variety of different performing practices, many of which are categorically distinct from 21st-century conventions. We will consider a range of issues that will encourage fundamental refinement of our understanding of basic...
This course aims to introduce those students who already own a basic knowledge of music, to the history of the Italian operatic tradition from the beginnings to the present. Musical drama as a genre began in Italy. It was also mostly developed in...