MUS 3100 - Counterpoint

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110 and MUS 2120

Description: This course introduces students to the contrapuntal styles of the 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries. Topics include species counterpoint of the 16th century, the fugal process of the 18th century, and the contrapuntal techniques and devices of the 20th century. Representative composers include Palestrina and Gesualdo (16th), J. S. Bach (18th), and Shostakovich and Hindemith (20th). The course includes both analysis of and composition in the styles of each of the three eras.