MUS 251. Time, Space, and Music in the Middle Ages

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Introduction to the music of the 9th through 14th centuries as seen through the medieval understanding of tie and space. Topics include the structuring of time through liturgy, the ordering of liturgy through chant, and the placement of music in both sacred and non-sacred space. Other topics include the development of musical notation, the development of polyphonic music, the music of the Troubadours, Trouveres, and Minnesingers, and music in civic ritual and drama.