Linguistics of Music
MTH4258.01
Course Description
Summary
Students collaborate with instructor to generate a set of grammatical "rules" for various musical genres. We review existing theories and grammars of Western classical and other musics, compare parallels between 20th-c. theories of Heinrich Schenker and Noam Chomsky, and gather musical data from scores, recordings and our own transcription. The course will culminate in scholarly papers on research findings.Prerequisites
Music literacy, a working knowledge of harmony and prior courses in music theory. Permission of the instructor.
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