MUSI 247 - Music and Ideas II — Enlightenment and the Influence of Rationalism

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

A study of musical genres and trends over the course of the “long eighteenth century” from 1660 to 1830. The course explores significant shifts in musical language from the high Baroque through the age of revolution and early Romanticism, as revealed in great works from Purcell through Beethoven. Kathryn Libin.

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 105/MUSI 106 or permission of the instructor.

Includes an additional listening/discussion section.

Two 75-minute periods plus an additional listening/discussion section.

Course Format: CLS