Musical Form and Analysis

An intensive study of musical forms and genres from ca.1700 to ca. 1950, including both instrumental and vocal music. Primary emphasis is on standard formal types associated with music of the eighteenth century. Adaptations of these forms by nineteenth- and early twentieth-century composers will also be covered. As a final project, honors students will write a research paper. This paper will engage with relevant published research, and also include the students' own analytical insights into either one composition or group of related compositions as determined in consultation with the instructor. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B in MUSIC 377H for the course to be counted toward the music major. Other students must achieve a minimum grade of C- in MUSIC 377 for the course to count toward the music major.

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