| Course Title: History of Western Music I: Music to 1700 |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: The first in a four-semester survey of European and Eurocentric classical music, covering the period to 1700 and changes in how composers interacted with performers, audiences, critics, institutions, and society at large. We trace these changes through a fast-paced survey of representative works, including music by women composers, composers of color, and LGBTQ+ composers. We build skills in score reading, understanding musical forms and genres, interpreting primary sources, and writing music history. Course theme: Music and the Sacred. How did patronage within houses of worship (especially the Catholic church) influence how music was created, performed, circulated, and understood? |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Adeline Mueller | amueller@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | 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 |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 12 | Available: 6 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Enjoyment of Music, 14th edition (eBook or paperback) Author: Forney et al., Kristine Copyright: 2022 Edition: 14 Volume: ISBN: 9780393876642 Publisher: W. W. Norton |
Optional | 65.95 |
| Title: Writing in Music: A Brief Guide (paperback or eBook) Author: Rogers, Lynne, et al. Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780190872724 Publisher: Oxford |
Optional | 31.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Copies of both course texts will be on 4-hour reserve at Pratt Music Library |