~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

SCHOOL OF MUSIC 343
Mus 330,331,332. Form and Analysis. 2 hours each term.
Stylistic analytical technique, including formal structures and harmonic,
melodic. and rhythmic practices, applied to compositions from representative
periods and media. Prerequisite: Mus 223. Earls.
Mus 333. 334, 335. Counterpoint I. 2 hours each term.
Techniques of two- and three-voice contrapuntal wntmg as exemplified in
sixteenth-, eighteenth-, and twentieth-century practice. Prerequisite: Mus
223. Keller.
Mus 336.337,338. Instrumentation and Orchestration. 2 hours each term.
Study of the instruments of the orchestra and band; the practical art of
scoring for various instrumental choirs and large ensembles. Prerequisite:
Mus 223. Keller.
Mus 340, 341, 342. Composition I. 2 hours each term.
Composition in the smaller forms for piano, voice, and small ensembles. Prerequisite:
Mus 223. Keller.
Mus 360. Music Before 1600. 3 hours.
Plainsong; sacred and secular monody and polyphony through Lassus, the
Gabrielis, Dowland, and Gibbons; instrumental music of the sixteenth century;
music of the Reformation. Primarily for music majors. Prerequisite:
Mus 206. Hamilton.
Mus 361. Music from 1600 to 1750. 3 hours.
Analysis of representative works from Monteverdi to Domenico Scarlatti.
Differentiation of musical styles; various national schools; performance
practice,. and musical thought; development of forms and procedures that
continue into the twentieth century, such as opera, concerto, fugue, sonata,
etc. Primarily for music majors. Prerequisite: Mus 360. Hamilton.
Mus 362. Avant-garde Music in the Twentieth Century. 3 hours.
The concept of newness in music viewed historically and in the styles of representative
composers from Satie and Debussy to Stockhausen and Cage.
Primarily for music majors. Prerequisite: Mus 361. Hamilton, staff.
Mus 385, 386. Choral Conducting. 2 hours each term.
Study of conducting techniques, with emphasis on practical application to
choral organizations; score reading; analysis and interpretation of choral
literature. Conducting experience with laboratory chorus. Prerequisite: Mus
223; consent of instructor. Gustafson, Risinger.
Mus 387, 388. Instrumental Conducting. 2 hours each term.
Baton techniques, with emphasis on practical application to instrumental
organizations; score reading; general problems of the conductor of larger
instrumental ensembles. Conducting experience with laboratory ensembles.
Prerequisite: Mus 223; consent of instructor. Lee, Vagner.
Mus 390. Performance Studies (Private Instruction). 2-4 hours any term.
Prerequisite: proficiency required for satisfactory completion of Mus 290.
For further information, see Mus 190.
Mus 391. Performance Studies (Secondary Instrument). 2 hours any term.
Prerequisite: successful completion of Mus 290. For instructors, see Mus. 190.
Mus 392. Instrumental Techniques (Class Instruction). 1 hour any term.
Elementary instruction in orchestral instruments and voice. Primarily for
majors in school music, instrumental option. 2 recitations.
Violin and Viola. Boughton. Oboe and Bassoon. Cunningham.
Clarinet and Saxophone. Vag-ner, Flute. Trombley.
Cunningham. French Horn. Lee.
Trumpet and Trombone. Lee. Percussion Instruments. Mercer.
Cello and String Bass. Hladky. Voice. Gustafson.
Mus 394. Chamber Ensemble. 1 hour each term (6 hours maximum credit).
Study of masterpieces of music through small group rehearsal. For stringed-