| Course Title: History of Western Music I: Music to 1700 |
| Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: The first in a four-semester survey of Western music history, MUSIC-281 examines the cultures of art music in Europe and Americas to 1700, focusing on evolution of style and the changing roles of composers, performers, patrons, and audience. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Robert Eisenstein | reisenst@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 07:00PM - 08:15PM | PRAT - Pratt Memorial Music Bldg | WRBK | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 07:00PM - 08:00PM | PRAT - Pratt Memorial Music Bldg | WRBK | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 07:00PM - 08:45PM | PRAT - Pratt Memorial Music Bldg | WRBK | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: MUSIC-100 or MUSIC-131 or passing Music Theory Placement Test. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Oxford History of Western Music Author: Taruskin, Gibbs, Richard/Christopher Copyright: 2018 Edition: 2nd Volume: ISBN: 9780190600228 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Required | 33.50 |
| Title: Oxford Anthology of Western Music, Volume 1 Author: Rothenberg, David J. Copyright: 2019 Edition: 2nd Volume: 1 ISBN: 9780190600310 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Required | 65.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The price quoted for the text is for e-rental via Amazon. The e-book version is also available on Vital Source and Red Shelf. Paperback copies may be ordered direct from the publisher, Amazon, or any other sources. There ought to be used copies available. The Anthology of scores, which we will need in class, is not yet listed as an e-book but Oxford is digitizing it. It will be available on Red Shelf and Vital Source and Amazon and should be available by the start of school. You can also purchase the text and anthology as a package from Oxford or Amazon if you prefer hard copies. All other materials for class will be provided on Moodle. |