Seminar in Comparative Music Theory
MUSC 522
Spring 2010
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This course will explore working methods and methodological assumptions of the fields of music theory, analysis, and music-theory pedagogy. Topics will include Schenkerian analysis, set theory, theories of rhythm and meter, neo-Riemannian theory, metaphor and embodied meaning, popular music studies, song analysis, and music perception. Readings will include scholarship that interrogates and crosses the disciplinary boundaries between music theory, music history, and ethnomusicology. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: GRAD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Korsyn, Kevin, DECENTERING MUSIC: A CRITIQUE OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL RESEARCH (Oxford, 2003)
Zbikowski, Lawrence, CONCEPTUALIZING MUSIC: COGNITIVE STRUCTURE, THEORY, AND ANALYSIS (Oxford, 2002)
Perlman, Mark, UNPLAYED MELODIES: JAVANESE GAMELAN AND THE GENESIS OF MUSIC THEORY (University of California, 2004)
Further readings by Kofi Agawu, Mark Butler, Thomas Christensen, Nicholas Cook, Robert Gjerdingen, Gary S. Karpinski, David Lewin, Patrick McCreless, and Harold S. Powers.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly response papers, final research or analytical paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is designed primarily for Ph.D. candidates in Ethnomusicology, but MA students in Composition are also encouraged to enroll. |
| Instructor(s): Malin,Yonatan Times: .....F. 10:00AM-12:50PM; Location: MST301; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 10 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: 10 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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