Music 101: Introduction to Western Art Music

Course Description:

This course is a study of music literature with an emphasis on listening and analytical tools. I include a brief survey of the history of Western music, and some of its representative compositions, from the medieval period to the twentieth century. The primary course objectives include developing the following: 

•  Basic music vocabulary

• Skills/strategies for listening to music

• Familiarity with some of the repertory of Western Art Music

• Recognition of important stylistic characteristics of music written in different historical periods by leading composers

• An understanding of composers and their compositions in historical, social, political, intellectual, and cultural context.

Terms Taught:

Fall 2021

Spring 2018

Winter 2016

Winter 2015

University of Alberta