God, Sex, and Politics in Early Music

3 credits · Undergraduate

An exploration of the intersecting topics of religious practice, love and sexuality, and power structures in early music. Students will gain familiarity with many of the major currents, cultures, composers, and contexts of Western European music from ca. 1100-1650. In addition to the primary themes of the course, we will entertain such other musically relevant topics as mathematics, early music theory, mysticism, the role of women in early music, the development of notation, and questions of performance and interpretation. Prerequisite: B.Mus. and B.Mus.Arts students and second majors, MUSL 3100; music minors, MUSL 2200W or 1200; or permission of instructor. [3] Lowe