History

HIST3775History of Music in the Late Baroque and Classical Period (A) (Cross Listed: MUS 3775)3 ch (3C) (W)

Begins with an examination of the stylistic background of music of the Baroque Period, and follows the development of musical form and style through the late Baroque and Classical eras, i.e., from c. 1700 - c. 1830. Some attention will be given to the role of the musician in the context of the social history of the time.