History of Music I (MU 311), is offered Fall semesters.
This course covers the development of music as art in western civilization up to 1750. Representative musical works and styles are presented and discussed. This course provides an understanding of musical concepts in view of their historical background and cultural context.
Suggested books and databases to help you get started with your research.
Some music databases to help you get started with your research.
The Naxos Music Library is an on-line library of more than 75,000 tracks of music from the catalog of Naxos, a leading classical music label, and selected additional labels. Although Naxos is best known for its classical recordings (with more than 200 released each year), the Naxos Music Library also includes world music, jazz, and national anthems. All of the Naxos repertoire may be searched in standard/advanced modes or browsed in a large number of categories and genres. In addition, Naxos offers a number of text resources including overviews of music history, program notes for recordings, and the complete libretti of operas available in the Naxos Music Library.