Music (MUSI) 310
Western Music: Beginnings to Baroque (Revision 1)
Delivery Mode: Individualized study online with an audio component*.
*Overseas students, please contact the University
Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Humanities
Prerequisite: None. MUSI 267 is strongly recommended.
Precluded Course: MUSI 310 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under 2 different disciplines—with HUMN 310. MUSI 310 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for HUMN 310.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
MUSI 310 is not available for challenge.
Overview
MUSI 310 surveys the development of Western music from its beginnings in Mesopotamia and Ancient Greece through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque era. Major composers studied include Hildegard of Bingen, Pérotin, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillaume Dufay, Josquin des Prez, Claudio Monteverdi, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Outline
MUSI 310 is divided into thirteen units:
Introduction
Unit 1: The Ancient World
Unit 2: The Early Middle Ages
Unit 3: The Central Middle Ages
Unit 4: The Late Middle Ages
Unit 5: The Early Renaissance
Unit 6: The Later Renaissance
Unit 7: The Reformation and the Counter-Reformation
Unit 8: Tudor England & Late Renaissance Italy
Unit 9: The Early Baroque
Unit 10: The Baroque in Italy
Unit 11: The Baroque in Germany and France
Unit 12: The Baroque in England
Unit 13: Johann Sebastian Bach
Evaluation
To receive credit for MUSI 310, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the final examination. The composite final grade is based on the marks obtained on four oral assignments (reports), two written assignments (essays), and a final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Oral assignments (reports) | Written Assignment 1 (essay) | Written Assignment 2 (essay) | Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 20% | 25% | 35% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Craig Wright and Bryan Simms, Music in Western Civilization, Vol. 1: Antiquity to Baroque. Belmont, CA: Thomson Schirmer, 2006.
Other Materials
Recordings: CD set to accompany Wright and Simms, Music in Western Civilization, Vol. 1: Antiquity to Baroque. Belmont, CA: Thomson Schirmer, 2006.
Scores: Timothy Roden, Craig Wright and Bryan Simms, eds., Anthology for Music in Western Civilization, Vol. 1: Antiquity through the Baroque. Belmont, CA: Thomson Schirmer, 2006.
Study Guide and Course Manual.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, April 3, 2008.
Last updated by SAS 02/13/2013 15:04:37
