2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

MULT 407 Organ Literature IThis course is a historical and analytical survey of organ literature. Two credits.MULT 408 Organ Literature IIThis course is a continuation of MULT 407. Prerequisite: MULT 407. Two credits.Course Descriptions • 426MULT 409 Percussion LiteratureThis course is a historical and analytical survey of percussion solo and ensemble music. Three credits.MULT 411 Piano Literature IThis course is a historical and analytical survey of piano literature from the earliest sources through the Classicalperiod. Two credits.MULT 412 Piano Literature IIThis course is a historical and analytical survey of piano literature from the Romantic period to the present. Twocredits.MULT 413 Woodwind LiteratureThis course is a historical, analytical and pedagogical survey of solo and ensemble literature written for woodwindinstruments, including solos with large ensemble accompaniment. The literature of each instrument is surveyedfrom the Baroque period through the 20th century period. Three credits.MULT 417 String LiteratureThis course is a historical and analytical survey of literature for solo and chamber strings throughout the majorhistorical musical periods. Three credits.MULT 420 Opera LiteratureThis course offers a brief history of opera through the examination of major works in historical context, as well asa survey of opera repertoire through in-class performance and in and out of class listening. Students will developindividual repertoire reference materials. Three credits.MULT 428 Chamber Music LiteratureThis course is an introductory survey of the study of chamber music for strings and winds from the middle of the18th century through the 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on stylistic evolution in chamber music as mademanifest in representative compositions by major composers. Prerequisites: MULT 211 and MULT 212. Threecredits.MULT 432 Jazz HistoryThis course surveys the origin, development styles and major contributors of jazz through listening, analysis andresearch. Three credits.MULT 433 Survey of Vocal LiteratureThis course presents the history and development of the art song, including in-class performances and discussions.The song compositions of Italian, German, French, Spanish, Latin American, British and American composers will becovered. If time allows, Scandinavian, Russian and Slavic composers will be addressed as well. Performance andcritical listening are the major emphasis of the class. There will be assigned readings, a term paper with oralpresentation and two songs by the composer chosen for the paper. Three credits.MULT 434 The Piano in Chamber LiteratureThis course is a historical and analytical survey of repertoire for chamber ensemble with piano. Explorationthrough listening, reading and class discussion of works from the 17th century to present day. Two credits.MULT 435 Guitar Literature IThis course is a historical and analytical survey of guitar literature from the Renaissance Era through the music ofJ. S. Bach. Two credits.MULT 436 Guitar Literature IIThis course is a historical and analytical survey of guitar literature from the Classical Era through the music of the21st century. Two credits.