MUS-117 Master Composers II

The complimentary study (with MUS 111) of canonic pieces of Western Music Literature as well as critical issues involved in the assertion of canonicity or "greatness". Students will consider a number of genres including concerti, opera, and symphony.

Credits

3

Lecture Contact Hours

3

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Visual and Performing Arts

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply basic technical nomenclature pertinent to engaging music literature (concerti, opera, fugue, and symphony) parametrically and structurally
2. Apply basic features characteristic of conventional historic style periods
3. Write a response to selected texts in order to construct an informed aesthetic judgment

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MUS 117: Master Composers II

Department

Visual and Performing Arts

Course Description

The complimentary study (with MUS 111) of canonic pieces of Western Music Literature as well as critical issues involved in the assertion of canonicity or "greatness". Students will consider a number of genres including concerti, opera, and symphony.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply basic technical nomenclature pertinent to engaging music literature (concerti, opera, fugue, and symphony) parametrically and structurally
2. Apply basic features characteristic of conventional historic style periods
3. Write a response to selected texts in order to construct an informed aesthetic judgment