Music History I: Antiquity through Baroque

Catalog description

This course is an exploration and introduction to western music beginning in Antiquity and moving through the Baroque era. We will investigate the beginnings of music. Students will learn how the church and monarchy dominated formal education in music as we progress through this period. Eventually this elitism would lead to the rise of the middle class and the mass printing of music. The social and political trends of the time would not only dictate who played music and where it was played, but what type of music was composed. Students will learn about the significant composers that are associated with both the Medieval Period and Baroque Era so they can witness the impact these writers made on future generations of composition. Satisfies Magis Designations: Ethics, Written Communication. P: Contemporary Composition.