Music: Music Performance MMus, DMA; Field: Composition Courses

Final course offerings may vary. Students should consult the departmental handbook.

Course CodeCourse Title
MMus Advanced Composition I
Seminar in Schenkerian Analysis I
Seminar in Schenkerian Analysis II
MMus Advanced Composition II
Classical Orchestration
MUS3114HCounterpoint and Diversity
MUS3115HCounterpoint: A Practical Exercise in Democracy
MUS3116HLearning from the Visual Arts for Composers
Score Analysis for Composers and Conductors
Advanced Orchestration
MUS3205HScore Analysis II for Composers and Conductors
MUS3207HRhythm: Compositional Approaches to Measuring Time
MUS3211HComposing for Dance
Composing for Chamber Ensemble
MUS3214HMusic and the Machine
MUS3219HThe Composer as Philosopher
MUS3220HTimbre and Orchestration Studies
Composing for Film
Berg
Sonata Form
Music of Gubaidulina, Coulthard, and Chen
MUS3228HClassical Form
The Twentieth-Century Symphony
MUS3230HThe Music of Messiaen, Schnittke, and Pärt
MUS3231HConducting for Composers
Romantic Form
MUS3233HCompositional Identity and Practice in the 21st Century
Music Recording
MUS3255HComposing Music
Songwriting
MUS3260HThe New Polish School of Composition
DMA Advanced Composition I
DMA Advanced Composition II
Pedagogy of Music Theory
Theory and Analysis of Atonal Music
Extended Tonal Techniques in the Twentieth Century
Advanced Analysis
Advanced Analysis: 1850–1910
Theories of Rhythm and Metre
Introduction to Operatic Composition
MUS3420HComposing for Percussion
Composing for Theatre
Electroacoustic Music
Advanced Electro-acoustic Composition
DMA Recital of Works
MMus Composition Thesis
Reading and Research in Composition
Research in Composition
Analysis and Performance Practices of Twentieth-Century Music