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MUSIC 131A: Musical Indeterminacy & Advanced Notation

Strategies for composing works that change from performance to performance and offer performers significant and sometimes spontaneous input into their musical form and content. Examination of canonic works and discussion of the defining boundaries of musical ontology. Consideration of various notational techniques, prescriptive versus descriptive purposes, pictographic notation, the aesthetics of the score, under-specification versus musical graininess, and the sonification of visual data. Discussion of game pieces, aleatoric chance procedures, the role of improvisation, conceptual vagueness, interpretative compliance, and the ethics of fidelity and exactitude. Brief etude assignments, readings, and creation of a short ensemble piece performed in concert.
Last offered: Autumn 2022 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE

MUSIC 143F: Nineteenth-Century Pianism: History, Works, & Performance Practices (MUSIC 243F)

This seminar narrows the divide between performance and musicology. With nineteenth-century pianism as an extended case study, this course will explore representative and less common composers, works, and performers. Subtopics will include historical performance practices, notation, critical editions, period pianos, hermeneutics, recording analysis, and the cultural politics of performing and listening. Students will hone writing, research, and performance skills through a variety of assignments, seminar discussions, and in-class exercises, culminating with a lecture-recital. Possible field trips will include Stanford's Archive of Recorded Sound and selected live performances. Prerequisites: Intermediate to advanced performance ability; intermediate or higher music theory. WIM at 4 units only.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors: Graham, P. (PI)

MUSIC 151B: Red Vest Band

A small ensemble of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band open to members of the LSJUMB by audition and consent of instructor. Members perform at multiple Stanford Athletics events, multiple community events, and travel to some away and post-season games. Weekly rehearsals focus on introduction of new student arrangements and the LSJUMB's repertoire of rock, funk, and traditional styles. May be repeated for credit a total of 12 times.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE | Repeatable 12 times (up to 12 units total)

MUSIC 154A: Sound Art I (ARTSTUDI 131)

Acoustic, digital and analog approaches to sound art. Familiarization with techniques of listening, recording, digital processing and production. Required listening and readings in the history and contemporary practice of sound art. (lower level)
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-CE

MUSIC 155: Intermedia Workshop (ARTSTUDI 239, MUSIC 255)

Students develop and produce intermedia works. Musical and visual approaches to the conceptualisation and shaping of time-based art. Exploration of sound and image relationship. Study of a wide spectrum of audiovisual practices including experimental animation, video art, dance, performance, non-narrative forms, interactive art and installation art. Focus on works that use music/sound and image as equal partners. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: consent of instructors, and one of FILMPROD 114, ARTSTUDI 131, 138, 167, 177, 179, or MUSIC 123, or equivalent. May be repeated for credit
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-A-II | Repeatable 2 times (up to 8 units total)

MUSIC 155A: Piano Literature (MUSIC 255A)

An exploration of the repertoire for piano and keyboards, providing experience with and context for this literature while engaging practical, technical and analytical features of the works. Each quarter will cover focused areas defined by time, place, composer, stylistic tradition, formal type, etc. Students will perform works in class, as well as listen to and compare performances through videos and recordings. Assignments include reading, listening, and a final project. Prerequisite: Private lesson proficiency level in piano, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE | Repeatable 14 times (up to 14 units total)
Instructors: Arul, K. (PI)

MUSIC 156: "sic": Improvisation Collective

Small ensemble devoted to learning trans-idiomatic improvisation techniques and composing indeterminate pieces in a workshop setting. One major concert. Prerequisite: access to an instrument. Improvisational experience and conventional instrumental virtuosity not required. May be repeated for credit for a total of 3 times.
Terms: Win | Units: 1 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE | Repeatable 4 times (up to 4 units total)

MUSIC 157: Cardinal Calypso--Steelpan Ensemble

This course introduces students to steelpan as an instrument and as a culture. Over the course of the year, students will gain fundamental knowledge of the pitched percussion instrument, gain insight into the culture of Trinidad and Tobago which gave rise to the steelpan, and have the opportunity to expand and share that knowledge through rehearsals, lecture topics/discussion, performances, and events with guest artists. While focusing on soca and calypso music genres, we will also explore a diverse range of other musical styles. Please note that this course is exclusively open to ensemble members.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE | Repeatable 12 times (up to 12 units total)
Instructors: Abrefah, A. (PI)

MUSIC 159M: Gay Guerilla: a hands-on experience of the life, music and legacy of Julius Eastman

This hands-on course explores the life and music of Julius Eastman, in which he endeavored to be "Black to the fullest, a musician to the fullest, and a homosexual to the fullest". His music deals with issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, and class, and was stylistically groundbreaking in many ways, preceding some of the earliest examples of minimalism and particularly marking the downtown New York scene of the 70s and 80s. Class meetings will include guest lectures, labs, and the opportunity to participate in and/or contribute to a live presentation of Eastman's music by Stanford Live at Bing Concert Hall. This course must be taken for a minimum of three units and a letter grade to be eligible for WAY-AII credit. For WAY-CE, the course may be taken for fewer than three units (note that if you take a WAY-CE class for only one unit you will need to take another unit of WAY-CE from the same department, as you need at least two units of WAY-CE). Please note that this course also counts towards African and African-American Studies minor/major.
Terms: Win | Units: 1-3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors: Kretz, H. (PI)

MUSIC 160: Stanford Symphony Orchestra

Large symphony orchestra (ca. 100 members) that rehearses two evenings per week (M/Th) and performs repertoire primarily from the Classical Period to the present. Usually prepares 1-2 programs per quarter, and presents 2-3 performances each quarter in Bing Concert Hall. Enrollment based on audition; for audition information, please refer to the Stanford Orchestra website at https://web.stanford.edu/group/sso/cgi-bin/orchestras/how-to-join/auditions/. May be taken for credit up to 15 times. Zero-unit enrollment option ( MUSIC 160Z) available with instructor permission. See website ( orchestra.stanford.edu) for further information. By enrolling in this course you are giving consent for the video and audio recording and distribution of your image and performance for use by any entity at Stanford University.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE | Repeatable 15 times (up to 15 units total)
Instructors: Phillips, P. (PI)
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