MUS 204 Survey of Music History and Literature 3 credits

This course is designed as an introduction to the standard concert repertory, through intensive guided listening and elementary score-reading. Representative selections by major composers of each era are chosen to illustrate the characteristics styles, techniques, forms and performance practices of vocal and instrumental music. The course covers principally Western Civilization music from the Renaissance to the present. R, M1, 11 (3 lecture hours)

Prerequisite: MUS 101 or equivalent