The Music History Department
The Conservatory's Department of Music History and Literature has two full-time faculty members: John Spitzer (chair) and Emily Laurance. History courses are also taught by members of other Conservatory departments and by adjunct faculty. For a list of faculty members, click on the link to the left.
On the undergraduate level the department offers a required 3-semester sequence that covers composers, works and musical styles from the middle ages to the present, plus a variety of music history electives. Masters-level courses focus on particular topics, musical genres, composers and/or repertories. For course listings and descriptions click on a link to the left.