1968-1969 Academic Catalog

FINE ARTS 71 111-112-113 BEGINNING THEORY-A} W} Sp Prerequisite: Music Theory 101 or a passing grade on the Music Proficiency Test. The student must be able to play easy hymns on the piano. A study of fundamental harmonies and tone relations used in musical composition, approached through analysis, ear training, and keyboard work. Three credit hours each quarter 211-212-213 ADVANCED THEORY-A, W, Sp Prerequisite: Music T heot'y 111-112-113 and a sight-reading ability of standat'd church hymns on the piano. An analysis of standard literature, and experimental writing in various forms. Three credit hours each quarter 311, 312 COUNTERPOINT-W, Sp Pt'erequisite: Permission of tf?e instmctor A survey of the development of polyphonic music from the two-part forms of sixteenth century ecclesiastical composers to an eighteenth cen– tury four-voice fugue in the style of Bach. Three credit hours each quarter 411 ARRANGING-A Prerequisite: Music Theory 211-212-213 A development of skills in the area of instrumental and vocal arranging. Three credit hours B. MUSIC HISTORY 100 ART AND MUSIC IN HISTORY-A, W} Sp Considers the relationship of music and art to the dominant cultural, religious, and philosophical trends during historical periods of man's devel– opment. Suggests a basis for an appreciation and an evaluation of different types of art and music. Five credit hours 231 MUSIC HISTORY TO 1650-A Prerequisite: Permission of the instrttctor Emphasis on Renaissance music, the beginnings 0£ opera, and the works of Monteverdi and Heinrich Schutz. Three credit hours 232 MUSIC HISTORY-1650 TO 1800-W Prerequisite: Music Theory 111-112-113 Special attention given to the music of Corelli, Bach, Handel, the Mann- heim school, Gluck, Haydn, and Mozart. Three credit hours 333 MUSIC HISTORY-19TH CENTURY-A Prerequisite: Music Theory 111-112-113 A study of the music of the Romantic period from Beethoven to Im- pressionism. Three credit hours