Jun 09, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

MUS 351 - Western Classical Music 1750 to 1900


Musical practices and traditions in Europe and North America from Christoph Willibald Gluck and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through Amy Beach and Giacomo Puccini. Consideration of genres such as opera, art song, the symphony, concerto, and the string quartet. Emphasis is on learning to think historically, building familiarity with representative genres, connecting music to its social and cultural contexts, cultivating listening skills, and developing writing skills.

4 credits

Prerequisite(s): MUS 321  and MUS 350 

DEC: I

SBC: ESI, GLO, HFA+