Executive Officer: Professor Anne Stone (Acting)

The Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Email: Music@gc.cuny.edu

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Music

FACULTY

Kofi Agawu, Farzad Amoozegar, Abby Anderton, Mark Anson-Cartwright, Richard Barrett, Eliot Bates, William Bauer, Benjamin Bierman, Zdravko Blazekovic, Geoffrey Burleson, Scott Burnham, L. Poundie Burstein, Norman Carey, Augustina Checa, John Corigliano, James Cowdery, Anaar Desai-Stephens, , Johanna Devaney, Jason Eckardt, Steve Everett, Yayoi Everett, Philip Ewell, Suzanne Farrin, David Font-Navarette, Tina Fruhauf, Douglas Geers, Susan González, Theodore Gordon, David Grubbs, Barbara Hampton, Karen Henson, Amy Herzog, Chadwick Jenkins, Stephanie Jensen-Moulton, David Jolley, Sylvia Kahan, Benjamin Lapidus, Tania León, Bruce MacIntyre, Jeff Nichols, Shaugn O'Donnell, Ursula Oppens, Arbie Orenstein, Daniel Phillips, Jonathan Pieslak, Antoni Piza, Morey Ritt, Marcy Rosen, William Rothstein, Bruce Saylor, David Schober, Jonathan Shannon, Dennis Slavin, Mark Spicer, Anne Stone, Joseph Straus, Anne Swartz, Jeffrey Taylor, Janette Tilley, Andrew Tomasello, Gwendolyn Toth, Emily Wilbourne

THE PROGRAM: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS IN COMPOSITION

The Ph.D.–D.M.A. Program in Music, with concentrations in historical musicology, theory and analysis, composition (both the Ph.D. and D.M.A. are offered), ethnomusicology, and American music, is designed to train students in many fields and subfields of musical scholarship, analysis, and composition. Doctoral study at the Graduate Center provides students with a rich, varied, yet integrated program of study and research through which they may achieve the breadth of perspective our times demand and, at the same time, specialize deeply in an area of their choice. The program encourages all of its students, no matter what their area of concentration, to read widely in the discipline, both in its musical substance and in its literature. It also provides them with opportunities to gain solid experience in university teaching.

A wide range of seminars are presented on various cultures, historical periods, and theoretical topics. Regular guest lectures and classes are given by distinguished visitors. Interdisciplinary study is encouraged. Students may also take advantage of master’s courses offered at City, Hunter, Brooklyn, and Queens colleges.

THE PROGRAM: DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS IN PERFORMANCE

The program leading to the degree of doctor of musical arts in performance is designed for students who are already accomplished performers and who wish to pursue careers at a level commensurate with the highest artistic standards. The program is designed for those with a strong interest in chamber music, including contemporary chamber music. The program seeks to develop musicians who have a deep knowledge of the history, theory, and analysis of music, as well as an understanding of the performance practices of various styles and periods. As such, the program meets the needs of students who wish to combine the activities of performance and scholarship, particularly those who contemplate teaching at the college, university, or conservatory level.

Resources for Research and Training

A great wealth of musical and scholarly resources are available in the city of New York with its libraries, museums, two major opera companies, symphony orchestras, specialized chamber groups, collegia musica, jazz clubs, ethnic festivals, and performance and rehearsal opportunities.

The Mina Rees Library at the Graduate Center houses a music collection that concentrates on research and reference tools and contains a rich body of source materials on microfilm. It is supplemented by extensive and comprehensive collections at the senior colleges. In addition, the Music Division of the Library of the Performing Arts of the New York Public Library, one of the world’s greatest music libraries, is at Lincoln Center.

Projects, Centers, Institutes, and Publications (under the umbrella of the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation)

The large number of national and international projects, publications, and research centers that have their headquarters at the Graduate Center provide doctoral students with the opportunity to do research and gain professional experience in various specialties. Some of these projects are listed below.

The Center for the Study of Free-Reed Instruments, which fosters and serves as a resource for scholarly research on free-reed instruments.

The Foundation for Iberian Music, which produces public events and publications that promote and disseminate Iberian music.

French Opera Project, an archive of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French operas and producer of a 70-volume series of scores in facsimile.

Music in Gotham, which chronicles musical life in New York City from 1863 to 1875.

RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale), which produces RILM Abstracts of Music Literature online, on CD-ROM, and in print.

RCMI (Research Center for Music Iconography), a vast archive of musical images and the publisher of the journal Music in Art.

En-route M.A. (for students who enter with the bachelor’s degree only)

Upon completing 45 credits with an average grade of B or better, including the required courses in sub-areas of the program, passing one language examination (two in ethnomusicology), and passing the First Examination, the student may apply for an M.A. degree.

Name	Degree	Type	NYSED Code	HEGIS Code	CIP Code
Music	MPHIL - Master of Philosophy	Major	78750 - MUS-MPHIL	1005.00	50.0901
Music	MA - Master of Arts	Major	35415 - MUSIC-MA	1005.00	50.0901
Music	PHD - Doctor of Philosophy	Major	02312 - MUSIC-PHD	1005.00	50.0901
Music - Performance	DMA - Doctor of Musical Arts	Major	88005 - MUSIC1-DMA	1004.00	50.0903
Music - Composition	DMA - Doctor of Musical Arts	Major	89077 - MUSIC2-DMA	1004.10	50.0904

Department: Music