Music has played an important part of the movie-going experience since the beginnings of the film industry in the 1890s. This course charts the development of music and sound in film, from its origin through the silent movie era and on to the great...
The course introduces students to the latest music technologies through a series of theoretical and practical lessons from the privileged point of view of the music software designer. We will first explore the context that gave birth to technological...
Music's role in the formation of cultural and national identity is, while generally undeniable, often problematic in the particulars. How does music tell stories that relate to and reflect upon political narratives? Can music constitute a political...
Students will explore a variety of different performing practices, many of which are categorically distinct from 21st-century conventions. We will consider a range of issues that will encourage fundamental refinement of our understanding of basic...
This course aims to introduce those students who already own a basic knowledge of music, to the history of the Italian operatic tradition from the beginnings to the present. Musical drama as a genre began in Italy. It was also mostly developed in...
The final objective of the course is to learn hands-on how to stage an opera, whether it is a complete title or an opera-pastiche, which will be composed in class in this case from arias, duets and ensembles taken from famous Italian operas written...
This course studies flamenco as music, dance, and spectacle. Students examine the history of flamenco in the context of Mediterranean culture, and the culture and ethnicity of Andalusia. The influences of flamenco in literature, theater, classic and...
A look at Gustav Mahler from the perspective of his cultural surroundings. Students will explore the musical works, aesthetic goals, and personal philosophy of the composer within the setting in Vienna from 1875 to 1911. We will consider examples of...
An exploration of the implications, musical and social, of Arnold Schoenberg’s decision to renounce traditional tonal practice. Students will study the musical works, aesthetic goals, and personal philosophy of the composer within his cultural...