Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
distinguish the musical styles of different periods;
create links between music history and cultural history in general;
practice their skills at researching and writing a scholarly essay;
deepen their engagement with critical thinking.
Indicative Module Content:
The history of Western art music from the Classical era (1750) to the present.
Musical styles and genres.
The aesthetics of music.
Reception and cultural history.
Ensembles and modes of performance.
Nationalism and exoticism.
Race and gender.