Music

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112 Old Cabell Hall
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400176
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176
(434) 924-3052 Fax: (434) 924-6033
www.music.virginia.edu

Prospective students should be aware that the deadline for application to the graduate program in Music is December 15th or, if that date falls on a weekend, the first Monday after January 1. All applicants who meet this deadline will be considered for fellowships; there is no separate deadline for fellowship eligibility.

Graduate Programs in Music

The department offers graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in music, with concentration either in Composition or in Critical and Comparative Studies of Music.

The concentration in Composition develops composers’ creative and intellectual potential through intensive work in acoustic and digital media; analytical and critical study of diverse musics; and active engagement in the development of new musical technologies. Performances of both acoustic and digital works are an important part of the program, as are the resources of the Virginia Center for Computer Music.

The concentration in Critical and Comparative studies trains students broadly in the scholarly study of music. Through seminars, independent study and close work with faculty advisors, students learn to craft an intellectual approach appropriate to their research interests by drawing from the fields of musicology, ethnomusicology, criticism, theory and analysis, popular music studies, aesthetics, and performance studies.