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MUS 130 - Music History and Literature Before 1750

Unit(s): 3.0

(Formerly MUSIC 130, 030A)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course is for students who seek an introduction to the major composers and musical movements from antiquity to the 1700s. The course focuses on learning, reasoning, and writing about the music of these periods with the goal of understanding their social, political, and cultural contexts. In addition, these periods will be compared to contemporary culture and its social, political, and cultural framework.

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