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Music from the Middle Ages to Baroque

MCGY2611

This unit explores major topics in the history of Western art music from the 9th century through to c. 1750 in a broad historical context. Beginning with Gregorian chant and the invention of music education, we investigate a wide range of genres, styles, developments in musical instruments, and innovations of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras, including the development of music printing and the emergence of opera, sonata and concerto. Among musical works for analysis and discussion are examples by Hildegard of Bingen, Machaut, Dufay, Josquin, Palestrina, Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Lully, Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel and J.S. Bach.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Senior

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: MCGY2611

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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