MUSC 2050 - Music History Survey I

The first of two courses the cover the history and literature of music from the Baroque to the Mid-Romantic era. Students develop strategies for listening to the sounds of music in Western culture. Students identify the instruments, aesthetic structures, major composer and typical styles of musical works from the Baroque through Romantic. Students will include critical comparison with non-Western and contemporary popular forms of music. Students analyze the context, meaning, and historical impact of music in Western society.Credits: 3