Music in Context: A History of Music in Europe's Cities, Courts, and Churches

3 Credits

An examination of the relationship between music and the cities, courts, and churches of Europe from approximately 800 to 1800. Students analyze the development of polyphony at Notre Dame Cathedral in the Middle Ages, the friction between the sacred and the secular, the fusion of music and poetry during the Renaissance, the formation of the first public concert series in the eighteenth century, and more. Attribute/Distribution: HE, W