AMU 212 - Baroque Music

Course Units: 1

(Not offered 2014-15) A study of music composed between 1600 and 1750. Origins and development of opera from Monteverdi through Handel; the influence of dance rhythms; the development of the concerto; harpsichord and organ music by Frescobaldi, Couperin, and Bach; performance practice issues and modern-day musicians; and sacred and secular music of Bach and Handel. CC: HUL