MHST 503 - Music of Tudor and Stuart England


Next Offered: Spring 2015
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP/DDHU

 

 

This seminar focuses on music from c. 1500 to c. 1700 with particular attention to the intertwining of musical style, social function, and monarchial agenda.  The repertory under consideration will include the music of the Eton Choirbook, early Tudor songbooks, liturgical works of Tallis and Byrd, Jacobean masque, and sacred, instrumental, and dramatic works by Henry Purcell.  An introduction to primary sources will also inform class discourse.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: S. Plank
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or the consent of the instructor.
Cross List Information MHST 303


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