MUSIC-201 Music in Europe Until 1800
A study and analysis of major stylistic developments in Western music to from 800 to 1800, including the rise of notation and polyphony, the relationship between music and text, and the rise of opera and the symphony. Composers studied include Palestrina, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven. Consideration of the influence of political, economic, technological, and cultural environments upon musical styles.
This course has been replaced by Music 220 From Chant to Bach, and will not be offered again.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
Music 100.