Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

MUSI 240 - UNITY AND VARIETY IN MUSIC

Long Title: UNITY AND VARIETY IN MUSIC
Department: Music
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: In music, as in life, we need unity and variety: expectations met and occasional surprises. Through studying folk, pop, and art songs, piano solos, instrumental sonatas, chamber and orchestral music, this course helps students become more perceptive listeners by investigating how composers manipulate musical elements to balance unity and variety. Instructor Permission Required.