Week 1. Mesopotamian and Egyptian Music 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Mesopotamian music 1.3 Egyptian musical practices 2. Greek and Roman Music 2.1 Music in ancient Greek life 2.2 Rome and early Christian Rome 3. Early Christian Practice 3.1 Hebrew music 3.2 Types of Christian chant 4. Medieval Music Theory 4.1 Sacred music 4.2 Secular music Quiz One 5. Beginning of Polyphonic Music 5.1 Conductus 5.2 The motet 5.3 Organum 6. French 14th Century 6.1 Ars Nova in France 6.2 Guillaume de Machaut 6.3 Standard forms 7. Italian Trecento 7.1 Forms of Italian Renaissance music 7.2 14th century notation 7.3 Madrigals, caccias and balleta 8. International Style 8.1 English music and its influence 8.2 Local styles of music 8.3 Theoretical Practices 8.4 Burgundian style Quiz Two 9. Beginnings of Renaissance in Europe 9.1 Status of music 9.2 Northern composers 10. 16th Century 10.1 Adrian Willaert and Franco-Flemish style 10.2 Italian Madrigal 10.3 The lute 11. Secular Song Outside of Italy 11.1 French Secular music 11.2 Late Renaissance music 11.3 German Renaissance songs 12. Instrumental Mlusic during Renaissance 12.1 Instrumental mlusic 12.2 Dance and developing forms Quiz Three 13. Church Music - The Reformation 13.1 Reformation in Germany 13.2 Reformation outside of Germany 13.3. Counter-Reformation 14. Vocal Chamber Music 14.1 Favola - the beginnings of opera 14.2 Vocal chamber music 15. Venetian Polychoral 15.1 Music at St. Mark's in Venice 15.2 Secular Venitian music Final |