This web page and its associated links serves as a communications site for MUH 4371 / MUH 5375 at the University of Central Florida. Posted here are various information pages, assignments, study guides, and links to useful web sites. Students in this course are free to print any of these pages for their own use.

Undergraduate Syllabus (Fall 2018) - Overview of the course, grading policies, etc. for Undergraduates

Graduate Syllabus (Fall 2018) - Overview of the course, grading policies, etc. for Master's-level students

Weekly Assignments - A complete list of all specific assignments, class announcements, and other reminders in chronological order for Fall 2018

Assignments - Instruction Sheets for MUH 4371 / MUH 5375 out-of-class projects

• Living Composer Biography paper and presentation (UG and GRAD)
• Music Web Sites (UG) [NOT YET UPDATED FOR FALL 2018]
• Paper on Music and Politics in the 20th Century (UG and GRAD)
• Paper on Babbitt's "Who cares if they listen?" (UG and GRAD)
• Major Paper (UG and GRAD)

Assigned Listenings

A web page that includes links for many of the assigned listenings for the course. Most are from "YouTube", but other sources may also be included. Simply click the link and listen. Note also that some of these items may be downloaded to your computers for futher study.

Course Readings

A list of all items (Books, Articles, Scores & Recordings) used in class and now in the UCF Library for use in your studying.

The Rest Is Noise : Listening to the Twentieth Century

A summary page for Alex Ross's book, The Rest Is Noise : Listening the the Twentieth Century, which includes a number of useful related links toward the middle and bottom of the page. These include The Rest Is Noise Audio Guide (a web page that leads to audio samples of works discussed in the text), a glossary of terms, and a complete list of works discussed.

One of the largest web sites for free downloadable scores of choral music. Searchable by composer, title, etc. Files display and print as PDF documents.

The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) attempts to create a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge. Use the window at the left on the home page to search "Strauss," which gives access to a significant number of early Strauss scores that are now in the public domain. Scores may be viewed as PDFs and can be downloaded.

Home page of the UCF Library, with full access to the online catalog. On-campus users and those with a UCF ISP may also have access to the online versions of the following electronic databases:

• The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians II
• The Music Index Online - (Available on the UCF Library's Web page under "Database Titles 'M'")
• Music Literature Abstracts (RILM) - (Available on the UCF Library's Web page under "Database Titles 'R'")
• Classical Music Library

Home page of the largest library and largest music library in the world. Search its catalog via the link near the top of the page.

A searchable index of doctoral dissertations written in the fields of musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory. Although primarily an index of American dissertations, it also includes many of the more recent European dissertations.

The "Web Magazine" of the American Music Center, devoted to the work of limving American composers.

The blog of Alex Ross, music critic of The New Yorker, and author of The Rest Is Noise.

Personal website of one of the leading critics and writers on new music, with links to extensive resources elsewhere.

An electronic journal, first published in 2007, devoted to the interaction of music and politics in any era, bust especially in the 20th century.

A series of major awards, begun in 1985 with "Music Composition" as its first category, administered by the University of Louisville.

Among the most famous and prestigious awards for journalism and the arts, including music.

The website to the Arnold Schoenberg Center provides valuable information on Arnold Schoenberg. The mission of the Schoenberg Center is to educate musicians, scholars, and the public to the life and works of Arnold Schoenberg. The information is provided both in English and German, but there are a few pages that are not translated to English. The website provides a biography of his life and a complete list of works. Each work is presented with date of publication, first performance, different versions, description of the work, translation of the text for vocal pieces, and the discography. In addition, the website has posted articles about Schoenberg, interviews with Schoenberg, and historical recordings. The website is easy to navigate but at times it takes a bit for pages to load. For scholars, the website provides an overview of the collection housed by Schoenberg Center, which includes Schoenberg’s entire library, manuscripts, historical clippings, and programs. In addition, to the information provided the website lists the different events and exhibitions that the Schoenberg Center holds throughout the year. This website is a good resource for students and scholars learning about Arnold Schoenberg. (R. Cortes, 2010)

This website is a streaming audio site of contemporary music. It is a good way to hear what music is out there from modern and living composers in America. The music streams 24 hours a day and has a vast variety. It does not stick to any particular style or genre, but instead pulls from a multitude of sources to expose American composers to the listening public. In order to use the site you must have a broadband internet connection and Macromedia Flash. The site is run by Molly Sheridan, a composer and writer in the classical music industry. She also runs the online magazine New Music Box, a magazine dedicated to modern composers, and has served as an editor for Symphony magazine. (K. Hickson, 2008)

A creation of the Library of Congress, this website is a collection of primary sources surrounding Emile Berliner (1851-1929), a German immigrant to the United States in 1870, who was responsible for the development of the microphone and gramophone player. Sources available are varied and include articles, letters, lectures, and recordings from the years 1870 to 1956. The search feature works well if you know what you need, but the options to pare down the listings are also helpful to find documents useful to you. The information is reliable, coming directly from the Library of Congress. Since the site contains only primary sources, it is most useful for someone who has done a small amount of research within this topic beforehand, but is a valuable resource for anyone without direct access to the Library of Congress itself. (K. Riecken, 2010)

Piero Scaruffi’s The History of Avantgarde Music is an online copy of Scaruffi’s book of the same title. A man of many careers, Scaruffi was born in Italy and moved to the United States, whereupon he began work as a scientist, poet, social/political commentator and historian, etc. This particular website is dedicated to 20th-century music, including post-modernism, minimalism, and computer music. The website is smooth and clear-cut, with links to each chapter of the book as well as a bibliography. Best of all, there are links to all of Piero Scaruffi’s other websites and books. There is also a link to profiles of hundreds of 20th-century composers, most of whom are modern-day. While it is not a strictly academic resource, it is similar to The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross. (E. Stillson, 2008)

This website contains a list and recordings of special NPR broadcasts from the year 2000. It is a part of the general NPR site. These broadcasts were from the series “The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century” and are available to listen to for free on this site. This site is helpful when studying American music from both the art music and popular music perspectives. The broadcasts discuss the works and the composers/performers, and also why the work was chosen for this list. It is a reliable source since it is from NPR. There is not much navigation required on the site since it is mostly a list. RealAudio is required to listen to the broadcasts. The written summaries of each piece provide a glimpse of the music, the importance, and the speakers featured in each broadcast. (K. Hickson, 2008)

The official website of John Adams. The site contains a list of works with sound clips and words from the composer on each one, a biography of the composer, a list of recordings with outgoing links to each album, and many interviews and articles written by or involving John Adams. A great resource for anyone who is researching, playing, or listening to his music, the site also contains a "Technical Information Guide" explaining the different synthsizers and software used to create each piece. (G. Jimenez, 2008)

Developed by Michal Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. This site offers access to a few 20th Century composers. The site is best navigated by composer. Each composer has a biography and a major piece which is expounded upon (walk through of the piece, history, orchestration etc). It is an interactive website with scores, listening examples, timelines and more. This site also aids teachers in educating their students about classical music. (Felicia Skinner, 2010)

Live365 is the World's Largest Internet Radio Network. The site offers high quality streaming of radio stations or 260+ genres of music. The individual stations' playlists are programmed by "real people with a deep passion for music". The site itself is easy to navigate through genre links and an in-site search engine. Whatever you're in mood to listen to there will be a station to cater. You can create your own presets to keep the stations that you love to listen to at hand. Live365 is free if you don't mind listening to ads. Live365 is based in Silicon Valley and has been broadcasting since 1999 due to listener subscriptions, broadcasting subscriptions, and advertising revenues. Live365 pays royalties to labels, artists, songwriters, and publishers through established royalty collection organizations including BMI, SESAC, ASCAP, and SoundExchange. (J. Fuentes, 2010)

This site offers a “no frills” database of living composers. From the home page you can click on any one of the alphabetical surname links to find a composer by last name, you can search by country of origin, or you can simply search the database using the search engine provided. Once you have found a composer, click on their name and the link will take you to their personal website. For the sake of this project the composer must have lived after the year 2000, when the project began. The composer must also compose strictly in the “classical music” idiom, no pop music allowed, and the composer must be at least 18 years of age. Composers from any country are eligible. The format is simple, easy to use and very straightforward. (D. Roby, 2008)

This website provides as its primary content extensive interviews with Hollywood composers, and reviews of the latest film scores. It follows the format of an online magazine and avoids the technical aspects of the music in favor of its aesthetic value and how it is tied to the action in the film, or how the action in the film influenced the composition process. The website proves to be a valuable up to date resource for the latest commissioned music, something now almost exclusive to Hollywood. It also provides detailed reviews of the latest movie soundtracks, major award announcements, and upcoming live film music concerts. (J. Jimenez, 2010)

Schott is a music publishing company founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz, Germany in 1770. Schott was awarded the “privilegium exclusivum” and title of court music engraver which granted him exclusive re-engraving/selling wrights. Schott was also one of the first printers to use of lithography technology making engraving and distribution easier. A commitment to contemporary music was Schott’s primary focus from the beginning. This is highlighted by first edition publications through early history of such composers as Carl Stamitz, Mozart(Don Giovanni) and Beethoven(9th). Here you can search profiles of composers past and present along with easy access to purchasing the score. News on contemporary concerts and recent publications are also easily accessible. The Schott music web site is a great resource for any level of musician. Starting from a neat and straight forward homepage there is related news on contemporary music and easy access to reading the page in one of 7 different national languages. The navigation allows links to more News, Composers/Authors, Genres, Rights & Rental and Shop. The news sections give great announcements of upcoming concerts and newly published works. Many premieres of new works are also displayed. There is a search for composers which returns a short profile and bio. The Rights & Rental give pertinent information on renting works for performance, licenses to arrange an already published work and contact for publishing a new work. Finally, one can find easy access to purchase scores directly from Schott. Schott remains a family owned company giving them a respectable image. Composer profiles are brief but give a great idea of what they are about or what major accomplishment they were known for. Schott has shown to remain true to promoting contemporary music by publishing new works and informing public of related events. (R. Tweedle, 2010)

As Central Florida's local professional symphony orchestra, the OPO performs a variety of concert series in and around Orlando. Follow the “Events” link on the home page to view the various concert series they present.

The Winter Park Bach Festival is internationally known as the fourth oldest Bach Festival in the United States, having been founded in 1935 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach. This organization hosts a series of classical concerts throughout the year, as well as an extended Bach Festival in the early spring, on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park.

The web site of the University of Central Florida's own non-commercial radio station. Its programming is primariliy jazz, but WUCF also carries some NPR programming, a Sunday evening show on Bluegrass, and Saturday broadcasts of The Metropolitan Opera. WUCF-FM is available to you through the Internet to anyone with a Real Player Plug-in.

Orlando's public radio station broadcasts primarily classical music, news, and other NPR programming 24-hours a day. Use the "pull-down" menu under "90.7" on the tool bar at the top of the home page to reach the web link for listening to WMFE's broadcast.

The University of Florida's public radio station in Gainesville broadcasts a mix of classical, jazz, folk, and world music, as well as news and NPR programming 24-hours a day. WUFT-FM can be heard through the web link on their home page.

Web site of "Real Player," one of the standard plug-ins that you might need to listen to web broadcasts and streaming audio, or to play CDs through your computer. The basic player can be downloaded at now cost from this site.

Web site of "Windows Media Player," another plug-in the is used for listening to web broadcasts, streaming audio and CDs.

Web site of one of the most widely used software packages for writing and printing music with computers. Various demo versions and upgrades are available for downloading, as is a help center for users.

The Web site of Coda Music, makers of the widely used Finale program for writing and printing music. A basic form of the program is available as a free download.