Spring semesters • T/Th • 1:00-2:20 PM
Whitney 112
Course Description
This course examines the music and aesthetics of Western art music from Antiquity through the Baroque era. Major composers and their works are put into historical context. Critical listening, thinking and analytical skills are developed.
Required Materials
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A History of Western Music (Eighth Edition)
J. Peter Burkholder, Donald Jay Grout, Claude V. Palisca
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Norton Anthology of Western Music (Sixth Edition) (Vol. 2: Classic to Romantic)
W. W. Norton & Company
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Norton Anthology of Western Music (Sixth Edition) (Vol. 3: Twentieth Century)
W. W. Norton & Company
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Score Reading: A Key to the Music Experience
Michael Dickreiter
Resources