Grading will be based on performance on a listening quiz, a midterm essay exam, an oral presentation, and a term paper. Because this course is primarily designed for undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Music, the ability to read musical notation will be assumed. This is a lecture survey of music history from about 1400 to about 1600. Discussions will focus on changing compositions devices and also on cultural contexts for music performance. Grades will be determined by two hour exams and a final.
Some musical background is required.
Introduction to Musical Analysis. The course is a continuation of MT 137 and thus assumes a basic understanding of scales, chords, and tonal harmony. In MT 238 an emphasis is placed on elements of chromaticism, larger forms and 20th-century techniques. Laboratory sessions supplement lectures and provide opportunities for discussion and practical application of musical materials. One term-long analysis project and weekly homework assignments.