Captivating Sounds: The Beauty of Western Music

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Captivating Sounds: The Beauty of Western Music introduces students to musical genres, composers, and works representative of art music traditions in Western Europe and the United States from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. The course investigates the impact of political, cultural, philosophical, artistic, and social contexts on the composition, performance, and production of Western art music within original historical contexts, but also the relevance of Western art music composers, performers, and works today. IIA. PA-3A.