MUSC 381 - Medieval and Renaissance Music

Spring (4) Payne Prerequisite(s): Two 4-credit music courses or consent of the instructor. MUSC 213 strongly recommended (GER 5)

This course covers the development of Western music from chant through the beginnings of sacred polyphony and the corresponding growth of secular vocal and instrumental music up to the end of the 16th century. Forms, styles, composers, modes of performance, and the place of music within the cultural context will be studied.