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Class number:
2759
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Title: Plato, Bach, Paris, and London |
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Department: Music |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 9 |
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Current enrollment: 6 |
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Available seats: 3 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, AAC - 112 |
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Instructor(s): Woldu, Gail |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Music 101 or permission of instructor. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement |
Course Description:
This course explores the history and music of the Western world from the time of the Greeks through the work of Baroque-era composers J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. We consider many traditions along the way, discussing them in the context of where they derived. For example, we look at the onset of polyphony (music for many voices) from inside Notre Dame de Paris, all the while considering the cultural history of Paris in the Middle Ages. Along the way we take a peek inside some of the great medieval cathedrals of France (among them Reims and Chartres) and discover music's place in them. Similarly, we situate ourselves in the court of Louis XIV at Versailles as we explore early French opera. We look to Venice in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to study the madrigals and operas of Claudio Monteverdi, the concertos of Antonio Vivaldi, and the work of women and orphaned girls active as composers and musicians. London takes center stage as we consider the music of German-born G.F. Handel, especially his ever-popular Messiah. Students with wide-ranging interests in music are welcome. |