Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods Of Music
Provide an informed paper on one of the suggested topics below:
- Text and music – this might focus on song overall, or a particular kind of song Instrumental Virtuosity
- Music in the Church – how did musicians create music that fit the uses of the Christian church during these periods
- Women in music – opportunities, challenges, gendered aspects of music
- The lives of composers – how they work, who they work for, how they write their music, etc
- Form – how does the development of form become a crucial aspect in these periods, or in the Baroque period? Why? What are the important stages in the history of form and how are they linked to developing genres?
- The Patrons – who pays and supports music during our class’s period of study? Why do they support music? How do they influence and control the music they support?