MUSC 4406 - Music of the Baroque Era

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P: MUSC 1406, MUSC 2406, MUSC 2416. Detailed examination of analytical and historiographical issues in a variety of representative musical genres from 1600 to 1750. Topics include the rise of the stile moderno and the development of new vocal and instrumental forms such as opera and concerto. Individual class sessions focus on selected individual works from all phases of the Baroque, along with consideration of their historical and cultural context.