Music Through The Ages, From

Catalog description

Course examines music from early times to the present day, giving special attention to the body of works typically identified as Western art music. It covers a wide variety of music--including genres that range from Gregorian chant to R&B--and situates this music meaningfully with the help of historical information, cultural context, musical vocabulary, and critical concepts. At the conclusion of this course, successful students will listen to a wide variety of musical genres knowledgeably and perceptively, and write about them confidently. They will furthermore be able to discuss music, not simply as humanly organized sound, but as a set of practices that reflect, shape, and organize their social and cultural contexts.