MHST 235 - Music in the Baroque Era


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU

A survey of music from the rise of monody in the Florentine academies c.1600 to the death of Bach in 1750. The course will consider opera, church music, and instrumental music from multiple perspectives, underscoring the interplay of technical and contextual views. Works by Monteverdi, Schuetz, Bach, Handel and others are studied from the standpoint of form and style, and as expressions of various social forces.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: S. Plank
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes
MHST 101 or CMUS 100.


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