MUSC 2129 - History of Western Music: 1700 To 1900

3 Credits
Studies the European Art Music tradition from 1700 to 1900 to increase awareness and understanding of the time period. This course includes the in-depth study of genres, historical and cultural influences, styles, and musical structures.

Major Content Areas
Composers Study: 25%

Style Study and Analysis: 25%

Historical Time Periods: 25%

Musical Structural Analysis: 25%

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an awareness of historical, cultural, social patterns of the people and places examined in the course material

Identify, analyze, and recreate compositions consistent with accepted genre types and composers

Examine and critique established examples of period music form

Identify and compare genres, styles, and forms of different historical periods

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts

08 - Global Perspective