History of Music I

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In this class students will thoroughly examine the traditional canon of Western European Art Music from antiquity through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque eras, ending with the music of J.S. Bach in 1750. The course includes lecture/discussion, listening, score study, and reading of primary and secondary sources. In addition to mastering factual data, students will understand and be able to discuss the role of music in Western culture from Rome to 1750 and recognize important works.