UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

386 Music
101B. Advanced Theory, Part 2 (4)
Lecture—3 hours; lecture/laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 101A. Music from 1950 to the
present and the various analytical tools pertaining to
it. Works of Babbit, Carter, Dallapiccola, Ligeti,
Messiaen, Reich and others are discussed. Composition
of small pieces for ensemble. Intended for music
majors. Not open for credit to students who have
completed course 104C.—II. Bauer
102. Tonal Counterpoint (4)
Lecture—3 hours; practice—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 7A and 17A. Imitative tonal counterpoint
with an analytical focus on the Two Part Inventions
and Fugues (from the Well Tempered Klavier) of J.S.
Bach. Composition of exercises and short pieces
using contrapuntal techniques. Intended for music
majors. Not open for credit to students who have
completed course 5A.—III. Ortiz
103. Workshop in Composition (3)
Workshop—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 4C. Workshop
in musical composition for undergraduates who
are interested in pursuing serious compositional studies.
Course will allow students to explore the techniques
and materials of musical composition. May
be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—(I, II,
III.) Ortiz
105. History and Analysis of Jazz (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 3A or 10 or the equivalent. Jazz will be studied
in its historical and cultural contexts; the evolution
of jazz styles will be analyzed. Lectures,
discussion/guided listening sections, and selected
readings. Designed for non-majors. GE credit:
ArtHum, Div, Wrt.—III. Bauer
106. History of Rock Music (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 3A-3B or 10 or consent of instructor. Rock
studied in its musical, historical, and cultural contexts;
analysis of the evolution of rock styles. Includes
guided listening sections and selected readings.
Designed for non-majors. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.—
I. Reynolds
107A. Computer and Electronic Music (3)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Studies in electronic and computer
music composition. The principles and procedures
of composition in various electronic media are
explored through compositional exercises. Limited
enrollment.—I. (I.) Beck
107B. Computer and Electronic Music (3)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 107A and consent of instructor. Continuation
of course 107A. Limited enrollment.—(II.) Beck
107C. Computer and Electronic Music (3)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 107B and consent of instructor. Continuation
of course 107B. Limited enrollment.—(III.)
108A-108B. Orchestration (2-2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 5C. Techniques
of orchestration from study of basic instrumental
techniques to analysis of orchestral scores and
scoring for various instrumental combinations.—I, II.
San Martin
109. Masterworks in Performance (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 10 recommended.
Thorough score study of a single masterwork
to be performed on campus during the quarter.
Guided listening, selected readings, analysis and
study of composer’s milieu. Recommended especially
for members of the performing ensembles
scheduled to present the work.
110A. The Music of a Major Composer:
Beethoven (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B. The work of Beethoven will be
studied in the context of his time and his contemporaries.
Lectures, discussion/guided listening sections,
and selected readings. For non-majors. GE credit:
ArtHum, Wrt.—I. Busse Berger
110B. The Music of a Major Composer:
Stravinsky (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B. The work of Stravinsky will be
studied in the context of his time and his contemporaries.
Lectures, discussion/guided listening sections,
and selected readings. For non-majors. GE credit:
ArtHum, Wrt.—II. Frank
110C. The Music of a Major Composer:
Bach (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B. The work of Bach will be studied
in the context of his time and his contemporaries.
Lectures, discussion/guided listening sections, and
selected readings. For non-majors. GE credit:
ArtHum, Wrt.
110D. The Music of a Major Composer:
Mozart (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B. The work of Mozart will be
studied in the context of his time and his contemporaries.
Lectures, discussion/guided listening sections,
and selected readings. For non-majors. GE credit:
ArtHum, Wrt.—III. San Martin
110E. The Music of a Major Composer:
Haydn (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B. The work of Haydn in the context
of his time and his contemporaries. Lectures, discussion/guided
listening sections, and selected
readings. For non-majors. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
110F. American Masters (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B. An overview of American concert
music by master composers from Charles Ives to
the present. Lectures, discussion/guided listening
sections, and selected readings. For non-majors. GE
credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
113. Introduction to Conducting (2)
Lecture—1 hour; performance—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 6C. Principles and techniques of conducting
as they apply to both choral and instrumental ensembles.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
course 111 or 112. Offered in alternate
years.—I.
114. Intermediate Conducting (2)
Lecture—1 hour; performance—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 113. Intermediate conducting with a continued
focus on principles and techniques as they
apply to both choral and instrumental ensembles.—
II.
121. Topics in Music History and Criticism
(4)
Seminar—4 hours (includes selected listening). Prerequisite:
courses 4A-4B-4C, 24A-24B-24C, and
consent of instructor. Sources and problems of a historical
period or musical style selected by the instructor
and announced in advance. May be repeated
for credit. GE credit: Wrt.—II, III. Nutter, Reynolds
122. Topics in Analysis and Theory (4)
Seminar—4 hours (includes selected listening). Prerequisite:
courses 5C and 25C. Analysis of works of
a composer or musical style selected by the instructor
and announced in advance. Consideration of theoretical
issues. May be repeated for credit. GE credit:
Wrt.
124A. History of Western Music: Middle
Ages to 1600 (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 6C and 24C.
Historical survey of composers and musical styles
from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 17th
century. GE credit: Wrt.—II. Busse Berger
124B. History of Western Music: 1600-
1750 (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 124A. Historical
survey of composers and musical styles from the
late 1500s to the mid-18th century. GE credit:
Wrt.—III. Busse Berger
126. American Music (4)
Lecture—3 hours; listening—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 10 or 3A-3B or consent of instructor. Introductory
survey of American musics, including Native
American music, Hispanic polyphony, New England
psalmody, and selected 20th-century composers and
styles. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Div,
Wrt.
127. Music from Latin America (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Examination of music from Latin
America. Characteristic music (i.e. tango, bossa
nova, salsa, musica motena, musica andina) as well
as its implications in other musical genres. Taught in
Spanish. Not open to students who have taken Spanish
171 or 171S. (Same course as Spanish 171)
Offered in alternate years.—II. Ortiz
129A. Musics of the Americas (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 3A or 3B recommended. Survey of music cultures
from North, Central, and South America,
including the Caribbean, with emphasis on the role
of music in society and on the elements of music
(instruments, theory, genres and form, etc.). Introduction
to ethnomusicological theory, methods,
approaches. Not offered every year. GE credit:
ArtHum, Div, Wrt.—Graham
129B. Musics of Africa, Middle East, Indian
Subcontinent (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 3A or 3B recommended. Survey of music cultures
with special emphasis on the role of music in
society and on the elements of music (instruments,
theory, genres and form, etc.). Introduction to ethnomusicological
theory, methods, approaches. Not
offered every year. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.—
Graham
129C. Musics of East and Southeast Asia (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 3A or 3B recommended. Survey of music cultures
from Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia,
with special emphasis on the role of music in
society and on the elements of music (instruments,
theory, genres and form, etc.). Introduction to ethnomusicological
theory, methods, approaches. Not
offered every year. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.—
Graham
129D. Folk Musics of Europe (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 3A or 3B recommended. Survey of folk
musics from all of Europe, with emphasis on the role
of music in society and on the elements of music
(instruments, genres, form, etc.). Introduction to ethnomusicological
theory, methods, approaches. Not
offered every year. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
130A-U. Applied Study of Music: Advanced
(1)
Performance instruction—1 hour. Prerequisite: open
to Music majors with ability to perform scales and
short compositions from standard repertoire; admission
by audition and consent of instructor. Class
instruction, arranged by section: (A) Voice (prerequisite
of course 1 or the equivalent); (B) Piano; (C)
Harpsichord; (D) Organ; (E) Violin; (F) Viola; (G)
Cello; (H) Double Bass; (I) Flute; (J) Oboe; (K) Clarinet;
(L) Bassoon; (M) French Horn; (N) Trumpet; (O)
Trombone; (P) Tuba; (Q) Percussion; (R) Classical
Guitar; (S) Lute; (T) Viola da gamba; (U) Recorder.
May be repeated for credit. Offered as demand
indicates.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
131A-U. Applied Study of Music: Advanced
(Individual) (2)
Performance instruction—0.5 hour; independent
practice—5 hours. Prerequisite: open to Music
majors only; admission by audition and consent of
instructor. Individual instruction in (A) Voice (prerequisite
of course 1 or the equivalent); (B) Piano; (C)
Harpsichord; (D) Organ; (E) Violin; (F) Viola; (G)
Cello; (H) Double Bass; (I) Flute; (J) Oboe; (K) Clarinet;
(L) Bassoon; (M) French Horn; (N) Trumpet; (O)
Trombone; (P) Tuba; (Q) Percussion; (R) Classical
Guitar; (S) Lute; (T) Viola da gamba; (U) Recorder.
May be repeated for credit.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience