MU-H 206(W): Music History 2
Objectives: This course, intended for music majors, is a survey of music history from ca. 1750 to ca.
1850. The goals are to acquaint students with the repertoire of music from this period, to foster their
understanding of the relationships between music and the contexts in which it was conceived, and to
improve their ability to present the results of music research in formal papers. Issues such as the
relationships of music to social history, philosophy, religion, literature, and the other arts are
considered. This knowledge will enhance students’ appreciation of the music they listen to and enable
them to perform music with deeper understanding. Students will share this understanding with others,
both verbally and musically, in their future careers as teachers, writers, composers, and performers.
Many of the writing skills that they develop will be applicable to all of their future writing, both
academic and non-academic. Emphasis is placed on score analysis, listening skills, and critical thinking
about music. These skills provide tools for relating the particular to the abstract and for developing
sensitivity to musical styles.
Required Materials:
Please order materials online if you do not already have the material from last semester. Materials are
not available at Hunter Bookstore:
Score Anthology (Required--Not the Bonds as in History I, this is the anthology that accompanies the
Hanning text)): Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th ed., (New York: W. W. Norton, 2010); vol. 2:
Classic to Romantic • ISBN 978-0-393-93127-3 •
Required Textbook: we will continue to use the same text that you purchased for History I
Barbara Russano Hanning, Concise History of Western Music, 4th ed. (New York: W. W. Norton, 2009)
ISBN 978-0-393-93251-5
Course requirements: Course requirements include readings from the textbook, supplementary
readings, listening, short papers, and discussion assignments.
Examinations and grading policies: Grades will be based on quizzes, in-class examinations, written
assignments, and class participation.