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Rensselaer Catalog 2012-2013 [Archived Catalog]

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ARTS 2500 - History of Western Music

The objective of this course is for students to be able to recognize and appreciate the stylistic elements of the major periods and composers from the earliest known music to the present. The influences on music by broad cultural and historical forces will also be explored. Beginning with the Greeks, the course will progress chronologically from the polyphonic religious music of the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and modern periods.

When Offered: Fall term annually.



Credit Hours: 4


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