MHM 341 or 345. Western Art Music from Franz Joseph Haydn until the present day is discussed through the medium of a group of recordings selected to illustrate the principal forms and trends in this most familiar and rich portion of our musical heritage. Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Serialism, Neo-classicism and Chance are some of the themes covered. Genres to be discussed include keyboard and chamber music, symphonic works, opera and other vocal forms. Students should have taken at least one course in the appreciation, theory or history of music or the equivalent.
Instruction is in the form of lectures and tapes of the works studied.
Two tests and a final examination serve to evaluate student progress. The course follows MHM 345 in sequence. May be repeated for credit. The course is a comparative study of the works of these two late-Baroque composers. The contrast will serve to illuminate the individual style and personality of each composer as well as throw light on contrasting trends in European music of the early 18th century.