Literature and Styles in Music I

Course Goals

1. To develop an understanding of:
   • the historical development and social context of western art music from Antiquity to 1700
   • major styles and genres of Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Early Baroque Music
   • major composers, theorists and works of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Early Baroque Period
   • the basic theoretical and analytical approaches employed in the analysis of music from these periods
2. To demonstrate a basic understanding of modal Renaissance counterpoint through the composition of a two-part setting of a Sanctus in 16th century style
3. To develop ear-training and sightsinging skills related to the major styles of Medieval, Renaissance and Early Baroque music.

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