MUSC 2081 - Music History I: Antiquity Through 1800

1. Baroque Music
   1. Music for the Bourgeois
      1. Opera
      2. Oratorio
   2. Instrumental Music
      1. Concerto
      2. Sonata
      3. Suite
   3. The Baroque Orchestra
2. Classical Antiquity
   1. Greek Music
   2. Roman Music
3. Classical Era
   1. The Classical Style
   2. The Sonata Principle
   3. Romantic Genres
      1. Symphony
      2. Opera Buffa
      3. String Quartet
      4. Classical Concerto
   4. The Age of Enlightenment
   5. The Industrial Revolution
4. Medieval Music
   1. Music of the Cathedral
      1. Gregorian chant
      2. Organum
      3. Mass
   2. Music of the Court
      1. Troubadours & Trouveres
      2. Instrumental music
      3. Dance pieces
      4. Music Theory
   3. Notation
      1. Polyphony
      2. Meter
      3. Modes
5. Renaissance Music
   1. Sacred Music
      1. Music of the Reformation
         • Chorale
         • Contrafacta
   2. Music of the Counter-Reformation
      1. Mass
      2. Motet
   3. Secular Music
      1. Madrigal
      2. Instrumental Music

1. Articulate the changing relationship between music and society (i.e. the Church, Court, and Opera House) from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras
2. Discuss the life and works of major composers of Western classical music through 1800
3. Discuss the development of musical style and form through 1800
4. Discuss significant works of Western classical music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras
5. Describe the development of music notation, theory, and aesthetics through 1800
6. Discuss the development of significant music genres, including orchestra, opera, and chamber music through 1800
7. Identify significant music works from antiquity through 1800 by ear and by sight

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