Music Humanities

Syllabus

Chair of Music Humanities: Prof. Walter Frisch, 621 Dodge; (212) 854-3825

Humanities W1123: Masterpieces of Western music.Part of the Core Curriculum since 1947, “Music Humanities’’ aims to instill in students a basic comprehension of the many forms of the Western musical imagination. Its specific goals are to awaken and encourage in students an appreciation of music in the Western world, to help them learn to respond intelligently to a variety of musical idioms, and to engage them in the issues of various debates about the character and purposes of music that have occupied composers and musical thinkers since ancient times. The course attempts to involve students actively in the process of critical listening, both in the classroom and in concerts that the students attend and write about. The extraordinary richness of musical life in New York is thus an integral part of the course. Although not a history of Western music, the course is taught in a chronological format and includes masterpieces by Josquin des Prez, Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington, among others. Since 2004, the works of jazz composers and improvisers, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker, have been added to the list of masterpieces to be studied in this class. Music Humanities digital resources can be viewed at http://www.columbia.edu/itc/music.

Registration Procedure

All information concerning registration in HUMA W1123 is included in the registration materials sent to students. Students considering a major in Music normally take Music Humanities in their first or second year at Columbia.

Music Humanities On-Line

• Library Guide for the Concert Report Assignment
• Music Humanities Digital Resources
• Music Humanities Syllabus

Humanities

HUMA W1123x or y Masterpieces of Western Music. 3 pts. Analysis and discussion of representative works from the Middle Ages to the present.

Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
Spring 2008 :: HUMA W1123
HUMA 1123	81796 001	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 716 Hamilton Hall W 9:00a - 12:00p 716 Hamilton Hall	S. Calle	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	82197 002	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 622 Dodge Building W 9:00a - 12:00p 622 Dodge Building	J. Somary	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	11697 003	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 405 Dodge Building W 9:00a - 12:00p 405 Dodge Building	S. Hallowell	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	13497 004	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 404 Dodge Building W 9:00a - 12:00p 404 Dodge Building	L. Chernosky	23 / 1
HUMA 1123	17147 005	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 716 Hamilton Hall M 9:00a - 12:00p 716 Hamilton Hall	T. Tarantino	21 / 1
HUMA 1123	17847 006	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 622 Dodge Building M 9:00a - 12:00p 622 Dodge Building	C. Peacocke	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	18748 007	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 405 Dodge Building M 9:00a - 12:00p 405 Dodge Building	C. Lawry	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	21547 008	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 404 Dodge Building M 9:00a - 12:00p 404 Dodge Building	M. Eyuboglu	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	25846 009	TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a 716 Hamilton Hall Th 9:00a - 12:00p 716 Hamilton Hall	A. Loo	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	26548 010	TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a 622 Dodge Building Th 9:00a - 12:00p 622 Dodge Building	W. Frisch	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	69260 011	TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a 405 Dodge Building Th 9:00a - 12:00p 405 Dodge Building	L. Silverberg	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	29692 012	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 716 Hamilton Hall Tu 9:00a - 12:00p 716 Hamilton Hall	R. Dohoney	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	93637 013	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 622 Dodge Building Tu 9:00a - 12:00p 622 Dodge Building	J. Pilzer	22 / 1
HUMA 1123	63532 014	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 405 Dodge Building Tu 9:00a - 12:00p 405 Dodge Building	H. Hodge	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	74694 015	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 404 Dodge Building Tu 9:00a - 12:00p 404 Dodge Building	M. Schmeder	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	13011 016	M 1:10p - 4:00p 716 Hamilton Hall W 1:10p - 2:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	A. Cheung	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	11280 017	M 1:10p - 4:00p 404 Dodge Building W 1:10p - 2:25p 404 Dodge Building	D. Holzborn	23 / 1
HUMA 1123	25280 018	Tu 1:10p - 4:00p 716 Hamilton Hall Th 1:10p - 2:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	A. Haringer	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	92079 019	Tu 1:10p - 4:00p 405 Dodge Building Th 1:10p - 2:25p 405 Dodge Building	R. Rosenberg	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	62046 020	M 4:10p - 7:00p 405 Dodge Building W 4:10p - 5:25p 405 Dodge Building	A. Youell-Fingleton	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	62846 021	MW 4:10p - 5:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	H. Kisiedu	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	63596 022	MW 4:10p - 5:25p 404 Dodge Building	M. Shaw	17 / 1
HUMA 1123	66346 023	TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p 405 Dodge Building	E. Salinas	23 / 1
HUMA 1123	67247 024	TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	C. Bettendorf	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	67996 025	TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p 404 Dodge Building	D. Callahan	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	84535 026	MW 6:10p - 7:25p 716 Hamilton Hall M 7:10p - 10:00p 716 Hamilton Hall	D. Carr	24 / 1
HUMA 1123	95954 027	MW 6:10p - 7:25p 404 Dodge Building M 7:10p - 10:00p 404 Dodge Building	S. Gleason	25 / 1
HUMA 1123	15853 028	TuTh 6:10p - 7:25p 716 Hamilton Hall Tu 7:10p - 10:00p 716 Hamilton Hall	M. Mincek	22 / 1
HUMA 1123	17350 029	TuTh 6:10p - 7:25p 404 Dodge Building Tu 7:10p - 10:00p 404 Dodge Building	O. Post	20 / 1
Autumn 2008 :: HUMA W1123
HUMA 1123	47702 001	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	48505 002	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 622 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	51251 003	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	52053 004	MW 9:10a - 10:25a 404 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	47153 005	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	48101 006	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 622 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	50807 007	MW 10:35a - 11:50a 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	51655 008	TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	52801 009	TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a 622 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	53454 010	TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	56050 011	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	57306 012	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 622 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	57953 013	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	58752 014	TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a 404 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	61353 015	MW 1:10p - 2:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	62456 016	MW 1:10p - 2:25p 404 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	63305 017	TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	67554 018	TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	68151 019	MW 4:10p - 5:25p 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	71201 020	MW 4:10p - 5:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	73253 021	MW 4:10p - 5:25p 404 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	75959 022	TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p 405 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	83355 023	TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	86004 024	MW 6:10p - 7:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	86856 025	MW 6:10p - 7:25p 404 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	93006 026	TuTh 6:10p - 7:25p 716 Hamilton Hall	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22
HUMA 1123	95960 027	TuTh 6:10p - 7:25p 404 Dodge Building	Instructor To Be Announced	22 / 22