MUTH 251 - Cycles

FC CNDP

4 credits
This course will use as its springboard collections of music that cycle through all of the major and minor keys. Spanning from the eighteenth century to modern day, the repertoire to be studies includes compositions by J.S. Bach, Frederich Chopin, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Paul Hindemith, Nikolai Kapustin, and Lera Auerbach. We ill explore and learn about: form and harmony in preludes, fugues, and etudes; various ways composers interpret ‘key’ and ‘tonality’; methods of delineating large-scale structure; and the fusion of jazz and classical forms. Coursework will include several short assignments as well as two substantial projects.
Prerequisites & Notes: MUTH 132 Music Theory II.
Does this course require off campus field trips? No