Department: Music

Jim Cook

Professor of Music

Office:

Hill 40

Contact Information:

Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone: (205) 226-4968
Office Fax: (205) 226-3058
E-mail: jhcook@bsc.edu

Personal Web Page

Brief Career Background:

Instructor, Walker Junior College 1974-78; Music Staff, First United Methodist Church, Birmingham 1974-present; Music Faculty, Birmingham-Southern College 1974-present

Educational Background:

Ph.D. in Historical Musicology, The University of Texas 1978
M.M. in Organ Performance, The University of Texas 1969
B.M. in Organ Performance, Birmingham-Southern College 1968

Areas of Academic Interest:

• Organology
• Medieval Music

Courses Taught:

MS 130/330/430 Organ

MU 123 Literature and Language of Music (1)
A historical and stylistic survey designed for the music major to be taken during the first year. Definition and use of musical terms are emphasized. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in MU 151 or consent.

MU 126 Music of the World’s People (1)
An introductory-level survey of cultures and music outside the tradition of Western European art music (an IC designated course).

MU 321 Music History I (1)
A study of Western music from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, surveying both the literature of music and the data of written history. Prerequisites: MU 123, MU 152, and EH 102.

MU 327 History of Organ Design (½)
A study of the historical developments in the mechanical design, tonal disposition, and case design of organs from the ancient Greeks to the present. To be taken concurrently with MU 423.

MU 422 Orchestral Literature (½)
A survey of compositions for orchestra (symphonies, overtures, tone poems, and concerti) from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: MU 152 or consent. Spring.

MU 423 (½); MU 523 (1) Organ Literature
An historical survey of music for the organ from the seventeenth century through the present day. Graduate standing required for admission to MU 523. Graduate standing carries additional requirements to those for MU 423. As special topics for graduate students vary each term, this course may be repeated for credit. Spring.