HON 3211 - Western Music History I

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110 and at least junior standing

Description: This course is intended for music majors. It comprises a comprehensive survey of Western music history and musical style through the examination of recordings and musical scores. This course traces the origins of Western music in Ancient Greek civilization, and explores the development of polyphony and rhythmic notation in the Middle Ages. An exploration of musical developments and ideas in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries of the Renaissance follows, and the course concludes with study of the musical Baroque era, spanning roughly 1600 to 1750.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MUS.

Cross Listed Course(s): MUS 3210