Theory Qualifying Project I

MUSIC 581

An extended, detailed analysis of a single piece. While enrolled in Music 423, the student will choose, in consultation with the examination committee, a musical work for close analysis from either the tonal or the post-tonal repertoire. Analytical methodology should be determined in response to the issues raised by the piece. The student will prepare a lecture for a graduate-level audience, to be delivered in Music 502. The purpose of the presentation is to demonstrate competence in intensive analysis and in the oral presentation of analytical materials.
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