Music History and Musicology: Undergraduate Courses, Ball State University

MUHIS 100 - Introduction to Music.

A University Core Curriculum course that, through a survey of musical forms and compositions from early through contemporary times and the historical and social elements that helped to shape them, offers an introduction to the understanding and appreciation of the broad range of musical creativity. Open only to students not majoring in music.

MUHIS 105 - Music and Popular Culture in America.

A survey of the origins and development of popular music in America. Discussion includes blues, jazz, musical theatre, and rock. Emphasizes cultural and technical aspects of music.

MUHIS 139 - Perspectives of Jazz 1.

Examining the multiple relationships that exist within the diverse phenomena of jazz music from the late 19th century to the 1950s.

MUHIS 200 - Survey of Music Literature.

Survey of styles, forms, and masterworks of music emphasizing the period 1700 to 1975. Required for majors and minors. A C or better is required to continue in the music history sequence.

MUHIS 330 - Music History.

The development of music from its beginnings through 1750. Origins, growth of early polyphony, instrumental music. Changes in style during medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200 or departmental permission.

MUHIS 331 - Music History.

Changes in music from the pre-classic period through the present and trends of the twentieth century. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200 and 330 or departmental permission.

MUHIS 390 - Honors Colloquium in Music.

Readings, reports, and discussions of various aspects of music. Open only to students in the Honors Program.

MUHIS 399 - Collegium Musicum.

The study, realization, and performance of medieval, Renaissance, and baroque music. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.

MUHIS 401 - Piano Literature.

Survey of the standard literature for the piano from J.S. Bach through the mid-twentieth century. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200, 331 or permission of the instructor.

MUHIS 435 - Music in the Baroque Era.

The vocal and instrumental music of western Europe during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, including figured bass, opera, oratorio, and cantata, and the development of such instrumental genres as concerto, sonata, and suite. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200, 330.

MUHIS 436 - Music in Preclassic and Classic Eras.

Vocal and instrumental music of the eighteenth century, including the various styles that marked the transition from baroque to classical music, the rise of comic opera, and the development of the symphony, concerto, sonata, chamber music, and keyboard literature. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200, 331.

MUHIS 437 - Music in the Romantic Era.

Vocal and instrumental music in Western civilization in the nineteenth century, emphasizing lieder, choral, operatic, piano, chamber, and orchestral literature. Studies important composers and works from the various time periods: early, middle, late, and post-Romanticism. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200, 331.

MUHIS 438 - Opera History from 1780 to 1980.

Types of opera and changing styles from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Works from the standard repertoire will be considered in detail, and students will also be encouraged to explore less familiar operas. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200, 331.

MUHIS 439 - Jazz History 1.

Historic examination of jazz from 1890 to 1950. Analyzes outstanding style characteristics of each period from their beginnings to the 1950s, including ragtime, the Jazz Age, the Swing Era, and the bebop and cool periods. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200.

MUHIS 440 - Jazz History 2.

Continuation of MUHIS 439, covering the 1950s through the present. Progressive '50s, the rock-jazz fusions of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s; today's trends. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200.

MUHIS 488 - History of Harpsichord Literature and Design.

The harpsichord and its music from the Renaissance. Emphasis on baroque instruments and the music of Bach, Couperin, Handel, Rameau, and Scarlatti. The harpsichord revival, contemporary instruments, and literature. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200 and previous keyboard study.

MUHIS 491 - Independent Study in Music History.

An opportunity for superior students to do guided reading and intensive study in topics in music history of particular interest to them and not available in regular offerings. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200, 330, 331; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 3 hours of credit may be earned.

MUHIS 492 - Special Topics in Musicology.

Musicological topics and issues of special interest to students and instructor. Permits study of topics not formally treated in other courses. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.

MUHIS 493 - Workshop in Music History and Musicology.

A one- or two-week workshop on special topics in music history and musicology. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.

MUHIS 496 - History of Organ Literature and Design.

The organ and its music from the Renaissance. Emphasizes baroque, romantic, and contemporary instruments and literature. Field trips to nearby instruments. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200 and previous keyboard study.

MUHIS 498 - Choral Music and Hymnody of the Church.

Hymns, anthems, motets, cantatas, and oratorios from the fifteenth century to the present; their musical, theological, and liturgical contexts and contemporary use. Prerequisite: MUHIS 200; permission of the department chairperson.