MUS 547 - Graduate History Review

Institution:

Heidelberg University

Subject:

Music

Description:

(2 sem. hrs.) This course traces the history and development of Western art music from antiquity to the present. Nominally, it is a review of the traditional undergraduate music history curriculum; however, its purpose is also to introduce students to graduate-level thinking about music history and to prepare them for MUS548 (Graduate History Seminar). Students will review and summarize the stylistic characteristics and theoretical concerns of the music of each of the six major eras in music history: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th Century and Modern. Seminal composers are examined, including a survey of their principal works. To develop historical perspective, both musical and otherwise, students will create comparative timelines that list major-musical events side-by-side with other significant historical events. Successful completion of MUS547 or a qualifying score on the Music Diagnostic Examination is a pre-requisite for MUS548 (Graduate History Seminar). Credit earned for MUS547 does not apply toward completion of the MME degree. (Summer Only)

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.heidelberg.edu

Phone Number:

(419) 448-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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