MUS 411

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Genre Studies in Musicology

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Credit: 3 hours.

Examination of one or more aspects of musical genre defined by composer(s), historical era, region, performance issues, philosophy, etc. Can include the study of the relationship between genre and performance, genre and pedagogy, genre and the creative process, genre and reception, etc.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours if topic varies. Prerequisite: MUS 313 and MUS 314; junior standing; or consent of instructor.

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MUS 411 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	36448	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Music Building	Magee, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: American Songbook Section Info: TOPIC: The American Songbook The American Songbook is a term that encompasses thousands of songs by American songwriters who flourished in the period from about 1920 to 1960 and beyond, including George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Kurt Weill, Carolyn Leigh, Jule Styne, Fats Waller, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Billy Strayhorn, Hoagy Carmichael, Vernon Duke, and many others. The repertory forms a crossroads for performers working in a wide array of musical idioms and venues: jazz, opera, cabaret, art song, gospel, R&B, rock, pop, country, musical theater, and Hollywood film. The course will explore the Songbook’s historical contexts including immigration and black migration and the consolidation of the songwriting industry in New York; engage in close analysis of music and lyrics of several dozen songs; explore a wide range of approaches to performance and arrangement of the repertoire; and investigate other ways the Songbook continues to grow and thrive in the 21st century. Students will be required to participate in discussion of assigned songs and recordings, to do songwriting exercises, to read scholarly and journalistic commentary on the Songbook, and to write brief analysis papers. Final projects include research, performance, and creative options. There are variable credit options, and adjusted workloads, for undergraduates (3 credits) and graduate students (4 credits). Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Music department.
	78253	Lecture-Discussion	B	4:30PM -5:50PM	MW	Music Building	Bashford, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: String Quartet Film & Society Section Info: Topic: "The String Quartet in Sound, Film, and Society" This course explores the string quartet from c.1750 to the 2020s in a deliberately wide-ranging manner. We consider not just the changing compositional techniques that composers have employed when writing string quartets, but also what sound recordings, documentaries, and ephemeral sources can reveal about how approaches to string quartet performance have altered over time. In addition, we talk about how the idea of the string quartet, both as a musical genre and a musical ensemble, has been variously constructed by Western societies up to the present day. Students will study cross-section of source material, including movies and fictional writing. Attendance at two string quartet concerts at Krannert (fully subsidized) is expected.