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?