MDST 020Medieval and Renaissance Music
(Cross-listed with MUSI 020 ) A repertory based course that discusses the history of music in Europe from the beginnings of musical notation to the birth of opera. (c. 800 - c. 1600). Mus 20 considers this varied repertory through lenses of race, gender, and identity, nationalism and post-colonial theory. Topics include musical rituals, music and magic, music and Elizabethan global politics, music, piety, & sacrilege, sexual discourse in music, relationships between music and architecture, development of musical instruments, and history of theory.
- Subject
- MDST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- College Bulletin 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.swarthmore.edu
- Prerequisite
- MUSI 011 or permission of the instructor. Catalog chapter: Medieval Studies Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/medieval-studies Access the class schedule to search for sections.