2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
 

Department of Music

College of Fine Arts

Credit designation below each title is expressed in (c) class hours per week, (l) lab or (d) discussion section hours per week, and (cr) credits per semester.

MUHI 101 Introduction to Music

3c-0l-3cr

Presumes no technical background (for nonmajors) but does utilize the varied musical experiences of each individual to help extend interest as far as possible. Attendance at various concerts of university organizations, cultural life events, and visiting artist concerts is required to augment listening experiences of students.

MUHI 102 Survey of Music Literature

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisite: Music major or permission from instructor
Surveys a broad spectrum of music literature and analysis. Introduces music students to a listening knowledge of a select body of music for diverse performing media, representing the historical time period of western art music as well as many nonwestern musical traditions including jazz and world music. Designed for music majors and others who have a substantial knowledge of music.

MUHI 281 Special Topics

var-1-3cr

Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.

MUHI 301 Music History I

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisites: ENGL 101, 202, HIST 195, 305
An intensive study of the history and style of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music. Considerable analytical listening required.

MUHI 302 Music History II

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisite: MUHI 301 or permission
An intensive study of the history and styles of Classical, Romantic, and twentieth-century music to 1950. Considerable analytical listening required.

MUHI 322 Medieval and Renaissance Music

3c-0l-3cr

An intensive study of the plainchant foundations in the early Middle Ages; the origins of polyphony; sacred and secular music of the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries; special emphasis on Dufay, Josquin, Palestrina, and their contemporaries.

MUHI 323 The Baroque Era

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisites: MUHI 301, 302
Extends from Monteverdi through Bach and Handel and considers vocal and instrumental forms, styles, and practices of era.

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MUHI 324 The Classical Era

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisites: MUHI 301, 302
A survey of music from about 1725 to about 1827, with special attention to the music of Mozart and Haydn. Consideration is given also to the works of D. Scarlatti and C.P.E. Bach.

MUHI 325 The Romantic Era

3c-0l-3cr

A survey of music from about 1800 to 1910, with attention directed to the earlier romantic composers such as Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Berlioz through the later romantic composers such as Wagner, Tschaikowsky, Mahler, and Dvorak as well as others.

MUHI 420 The Twentieth Century

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisites: MUHI 301, 302
A survey of the stylistic trends of music from 1900 to the present, beginning with Debussy, Ravel, and other impressionists through the music of Schonberg, Stravinsky, Webern, Honegger, and Milhaud. Offered infrequently.

MUHI 421 American Music

3c-0l-3cr

Prerequisites: MUHI 301, 302
A study of history and literature of music in America from 1600 to the present day.

MUHI 481 Special Topics

var-1-3cr

Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students. 

MUHI 482 Independent Study

var-1-3cr

Prerequisite: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Provost’s Office
Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources. 

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