Music 104 - Music of the Renaissance

Institution:

Allegheny College

Subject:

Description:

A survey of the history of music from 1430 to 1600. The course will begin with the English and Burgundian schools, and conclude with the establishing of opera in the early 1600s. Music's special relationship with the Reformation and Counter-Reformation will be considered, along with the Italian Madrigal, the Florentine Camerata, and the Venetian polychoral school. No musical background required.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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