MUSIC 2208 - History of Western Music II

(HB) (HA-AS) (CU-ITL)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MUSIC 2102 or permission of instructor.

N. Zaslaw.

This course, intended for music majors, music minors, and suitably qualified non-majors and non-minors, surveys the vast terrain and diverse topography of 18th- and 19th-century music across Europe and North America. Involving a comprehensive listening component alongside score study and a wide range of primary and secondary sources, the course is designed to develop students’ knowledge of repertory, musical institutions, and social practices; it also aims to equip them with the means to think critically about music and texts amid shifting historical contexts.