MUSC 5677 - Organ History, Literature, and Design

2 Same as MUSC 5677 (Sacred Music).

Recommended that MUSC 5667, MUSC 5677 be taken in sequence. P: MUSC 2416 or consent of instructor. Historical survey of organ literature from earliest manuscripts through music of J. S. Bach in first term. From J. S. Bach to present in second term. Basic principles of organ construction and style. Emphasis on relationship between organ and its repertoire throughout centuries.