MUSIC 402 - Renaissance Music

The ability to analyze music literature and discuss music in all its aspects results in better performers, scholars, and teachers. This course will provide the basis for developing the skills required to analyze and discuss Renaissance music, with emphases placed on historical, stylistic, and analytical matters, as well as on performance practices pertaining to the compositions under consideration. Such skills are tested in the Department of Music’s qualifying examinations for the graduate degrees it offers and are necessary to complete satisfactorily theses, dissertations, and project papers. Students will have regular reading and analytical/research assignments as well as the opportunity to present their work in both written and oral form.
Units: 4
Course Type: Seminar