Histories of Music I

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Histories of Music I (3) Case studies in musical encounters across multiple time periods and geographies, with an emphasis on artists and artistic movements that incorporate the western art music tradition from antiquity to 1800. Through primary and secondary sources, guided listening and analysis, and directed research, students learn how global historical events and processes impacted musical cultures, and in turn, how music-making impacted history. Usually Offered: spring.