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MUS-3025: European-American Music Analysis

Description: Extended compositional techniques in late-nineteenth and twentieth-century music, and analysis of larger works. 3025: chromatic harmony, twentieth-century techniques of pitch organization (e.g., set theory), grouping and displacement dissonance, large-scale musical forms. Analysis complemented by model composition and performance to demonstrate mastery of theoretical concepts and stylistic competency. 3026: synthesis of analytical techniques while navigating musical ambiguity in complete works of various sizes (miniatures to multi-part). Analytical observations connected to expressive or narrative meaning in musics from various styles and genres. Refine ability to write about music through research project.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MUS-2026

Required By: MUS-3026

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.09 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.95%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Kimberly G Loeffert202458.4%19.3%16.8%5.6%0.0%0.0%3.232
Scott Hanenberg202226.3%54.2%11.0%1.9%6.7%0.0%2.952

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W