Survey of Music in the Renaissance
Survey of major genres and composers of sacred and secular music from the 15th-16th centuries.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.70 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Review traditional approaches to the study of Renaissance music and understand the resources available for learning Renaissance music through those approaches.
Discuss the relevance and value of studying Renaissance in the modern music curriculum.
Explore the current state of research in music (from the Renaissance and beyond) by reading and discussing articles, book chapters, etc.
Investigate materiality as it directly relates to the study and practice of music in both contemporary and Renaissance culture.
Complete a creative research project of a length, depth, and scope that meets graduate-level expectations and that might serve as the basis for a larger project in the student's area of study (thesis or other document).
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapMUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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- Any of
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.70 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
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Topics
- Major genres and composers of sacred and secular music in the 15th-16th centuries
- Materiality in the study and practice of music in contemporary and Renaissance culture
- Current state of research in music from the Renaissance and beyond
Skills
- Reviewing traditional approaches to studying Renaissance music and understanding available resources
- Investigating materiality related to the study and practice of music in contemporary and Renaissance culture
- Completing a creative research project meeting graduate-level expectations
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