Duke University 2008-2009 - Office of the Registrar - Duke University

for undergraduates. Instructor: Lew. 4 units. C-L: Cell and Molecular Biology 378,
University Program in Genetics 378, Biology 378
Music (MUSIC)
Professor Jaffe, Chair; Professor Brothers, Director of Graduate Studies; Professors
Brothers, Gilliam, Jaffe, Todd; Associate Professors Meintjes, Rupprecht, Waeber;
Assistant Professors Kelley and McCarthy; Professor of the Practice Parkins
The Department of Music offers graduate programs leading to the AM and PhD degrees
in composition and musicology, and the AM in performance practice. Applicants for
admission to all degree programs will normally have a broad liberal arts background as well
as demonstrable musical competence. Those applying to the composition program should
submit samples of their compositions with their applications. For the musicology program,
applicants should include samples of their writing on musical topics. Upon acceptance to the
university, by nomination of the graduate faculty in music, musicology students may also be
admitted to the Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (see section on Medieval and
Renaissance Studies in this bulletin). For the performance practice program, the department
encourages applications from advanced musicians who have demonstrated an ability to
conduct research about the performance of music in historical contexts. Applicants in
performance practice should submit a recording of their work in the field as well as a sample
of their writing.
For the PhD degree in composition 17 courses (51 units) are required; no more than four
courses (12 units) may be accepted for transfer from another institution. Two courses may
be taken in other departments. Students are expected to pass a qualifying examination
(usually in the second year) and a preliminary examination (after completing course work,
usually in the third year); before taking the preliminary examination students are asked to
submit a portfolio of compositions. Students in composition must also demonstrate
knowledge of one foreign language. The dissertation requirements consist of a large-scale
composition and an article of publishable quality.
For the PhD in musicology 17 courses (51 units) are required; no more than four courses
(12 units) may be accepted for transfer from another institution. Three courses may be taken
in other departments. Students are expected to pass a qualifying examination (usually in the
second year) and a preliminary examination (after completing course work, usually in the
third year). In addition, students must demonstrate knowledge of two foreign languages.
Within the framework of the musicology degree students may also pursue projects in
ethnomusicology, music theory, or performance practice.
For the AM in performance practice 11 courses (33 units) are required. Students are
expected to pass a qualifying examination (usually in the second year) and to give a master’s
recital (usually toward the end of the first year). They also must demonstrate knowledge of
one foreign language.
A more detailed description of each degree program is available upon request from the
director of graduate studies.
201. Introduction to Musicology. Methods of research on music and its history, including
studies of musical and literary sources, iconography, performance practice, ethnomusicology,
and historical analysis, with special attention to the interrelationships of these
approaches. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
213. Theories and Notation of Contemporary Music. The diverse languages of
contemporary music and their roots in the early twentieth century, with emphasis on the
problems and continuity of musical language. Recent composers and their stylistic
progenitors: for example, Ligeti, Bartók, and Berg; Carter, Schoenberg, Ives, and Copland;
Crumb, Messiaen, and Webern; Cage, Varèse, Cowell, and Stockhausen. Instructor: Jaffe,
Lindroth, or Kelley. 3 units.
214S. Introduction To Analysis Of Early Music. Selected areas of "pre-tonal" music and
various analytical methodologies that have been developed to understand them. Content
Courses of Instruction 220