Music Humanities
Chair of Music Humanities
Prof. Elaine Sisman (fall 2023)
es53@columbia.edu
Prof. Benjamin Steege (spring 2024)
bas39@columbia.edu
The focus of Music Humanities is on the many forms of the Western musical imagination in art music, through works studied in their historical and cultural contexts. The specific goals of the course are to awaken and encourage active, critical, and comparative listening practices, to provide tools to respond verbally to a variety of musical idioms, and to create engagement with the debates about the character and purposes of music that have occupied composers and musical thinkers since ancient times. The extraordinary richness of musical life in New York is an integral part of the course.
The course moves chronologically from the Middle Ages to the present, examining the choices and assumptions of composers, their patrons, audiences, and performers, and exploring what we can and can’t know about how music of the past may have sounded. Students’ critical perceptions and articulate responses to the music, and to the source readings that are a hallmark of the Core, will be a vital part of the class.
Registration Procedure
All information concerning registration in HUMA UN1123 MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN MUSIC is included in the registration materials sent to students. It is the expectation of the College that all students complete Music Humanities by the end of their third year.
All Core Curriculum courses, including Music Humanities, must be taken for a letter grade. Students may not drop or withdraw from Music Humanities after the Core drop deadline (which is also the end of the Change-of-Program period). For more information, see Registration—Dropping Core Courses.
Courses of Instruction
HUMA UN1123 MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN MUSIC. 3.00 points.
Analysis and discussion of representative works from the Middle Ages to the present
Spring 2023: HUMA UN1123
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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HUMA 1123 | 001/10709 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 404 Dodge Building |
Julia Hamilton | 3.00 | 23/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 002/10710 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 405 Dodge Building |
Velia Ivanova | 3.00 | 22/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 003/10711 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 622 Dodge Building |
Saad Haddad | 3.00 | 22/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 004/10712 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 404 Dodge Building |
Julia Hamilton | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 005/10713 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 405 Dodge Building |
Velia Ivanova | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 006/10714 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 716 Hamilton Hall |
Demetrius Shahmehri | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 007/10715 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Thomas Wetmore | 3.00 | 22/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 008/10716 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Mariusz Kozak | 3.00 | 22/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 009/10717 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 404 Dodge Building |
John McWhorter | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 010/10718 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 405 Dodge Building |
Ralph Whyte | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 011/10719 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Magdalena Baczewska | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 012/10720 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Audrey Amsellem | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 013/10721 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Marilyn McCoy | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 014/10722 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Ratidzai Chikukwa | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 015/10723 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Audrey Amsellem | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 016/10724 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Artun Cekem | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 017/10725 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Nina Fukuoka | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 018/10726 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 405 Dodge Building |
Louis Goldford | 3.00 | 22/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 019/10727 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 622 Dodge Building |
Laina Dawes | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 020/10728 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 404 Dodge Building |
Madeleine Turner | 3.00 | 23/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 021/10729 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 405 Dodge Building |
Joshua Navon | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 022/10730 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 716 Hamilton Hall |
Manuel Garcia Orozco | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 023/10731 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Madeleine Turner | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 024/10732 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Mary Kouyoumdjian | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 025/10735 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 404 Dodge Building |
Benjamin Steege | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 026/10736 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 405 Dodge Building |
Russell O'Rourke | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 027/10737 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Mary Kouyoumdjian | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 028/10738 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Ashkan Behzadi | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 029/10739 | Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Russell O'Rourke | 3.00 | 24/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 030/10740 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Ryan Pratt | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 031/10741 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Ashkan Behzadi | 3.00 | 23/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 032/10742 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Unnur Evans | 3.00 | 23/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 033/10743 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 404 Dodge Building |
Grant Woods | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 034/10744 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 716 Hamilton Hall |
3.00 | 22/25 | |
HUMA 1123 | 035/10745 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Ashley Nail | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 036/15142 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm Online Only |
Alexander Rothe | 3.00 | 24/25 |
Fall 2023: HUMA UN1123
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
HUMA 1123 | 001/11544 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 404 Dodge Building |
Ashkan Behzadi | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 002/11551 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 405 Dodge Building |
Finola Merivale | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 003/11553 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 622 Dodge Building |
Demetrius Shahmehri | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 004/11554 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 405 Dodge Building |
Knar Abrahamyan | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 005/11556 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 404 Dodge Building |
Thomas Wetmore | 3.00 | 23/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 006/11557 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 622 Dodge Building |
Mariusz Kozak | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 007/11558 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Thomas Wetmore | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 008/11559 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Russell O'Rourke | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 009/11560 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 404 Dodge Building |
Magdalena Baczewska | 3.00 | 25/25 |
HUMA 1123 | 010/11561 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 405 Dodge Building |
Audrey Amsellem | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 011/11562 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Russell O'Rourke | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 012/11563 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Kristy Barbacane | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 013/11565 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Audrey Amsellem | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 014/11566 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Ryan Pratt | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 015/11567 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Galen DeGraf | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 016/11568 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Ashley Nail | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 017/11569 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Dongmyung Ahn | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 018/11570 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 405 Dodge Building |
Velia Ivanova | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 019/11571 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 622 Dodge Building |
Callum Blackmore | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 020/11573 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 404 Dodge Building |
Madeleine Turner | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 021/11574 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 405 Dodge Building |
Velia Ivanova | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 022/11578 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 716 Hamilton Hall |
Scott Douglass | 3.00 | 23/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 023/11580 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Madeleine Turner | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 024/11582 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Sonja Wermager | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 025/11589 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 404 Dodge Building |
Ruth Opara | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 026/11591 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 405 Dodge Building |
Saad Haddad | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 027/11592 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Sonja Wermager | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 028/11594 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Joshua Mastel | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 029/11595 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Saad Haddad | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 030/11596 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Manuel Garcia Orozco | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 031/11597 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 404 Dodge Building |
Joshua Navon | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 032/11598 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 716 Hamilton Hall |
Marilyn McCoy | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 033/11599 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 404 Dodge Building |
Ashkan Behzadi | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 034/11600 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 716 Hamilton Hall |
Anya Wilkening | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 035/11601 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 405 Dodge Building |
Ralph Whyte | 3.00 | 22/22 |
HUMA 1123 | 036/18822 | T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm 622 Dodge Building |
Lauren Bernard | 3.00 | 22/22 |
Exemption from Music Humanities
Although all Columbia students are expected to take Music Humanities, there are some students who enter with exceptional musical backgrounds that may qualify them for exemption. Exemption from Music Humanities may be obtained by passing an Exemption Exam. In the case of transfer students, exemption may also be obtained by filing a course substitution request.
Exemption Exam
The Exemption Exam is offered on the first Friday of the fall semester by the Music Department (621 Dodge Hall). Students who matriculate in the spring semester should take the exam in the following fall term. Students may take the exam only once during their first year at Columbia. If they do not pass the exam, they must enroll in a section of Music Humanities.
Course Substitution
In addition to the Exemption Exam, students with approved transfer credit have the option of requesting exemption on the basis of a similar music course passed with a grade of B or higher at another college or university. This exemption must be requested during the student’s first semester at Columbia. Petitions submitted in subsequent semesters will not be considered by the Center for the Core Curriculum.
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