[Taruskin] = 
Taruskin, Richard. Music in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780199842155. [Preview with Google Books]
Daily Assignments
| TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|
| Week I | |
| Introduction to Monteverdi: Madrigals and Vocal Music | [Taruskin] Chapter 1. pp. 1–18. |
| Monteverdi: Madrigals and Vocal Music (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 1. pp. 18–34. |
| Week II | |
| Fat Times and Lean: Organ Music, Oratorio, Cantatas | [Taruskin] Chapter 2. pp. 35–55. |
| Organ Music, Oratorio, Cantatas (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 2. pp. 55–83. |
| Week III | |
| Courts Resplendent, Overthrown, Restored | [Taruskin] Chapter 3. pp. 85–113. |
| Music for Court and Chamber | [Taruskin] Chapter 3. pp. 113–38. |
| Week IV | |
| Class and Classicism | [Taruskin] Chapter 4. pp. 139–59. |
| Class and Classicism (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 4. pp. 159–76. |
| Week V | |
| Exam 1 | No readings |
| The Italian Concerto Style and the Rise of Tonality-Driven Form | [Taruskin] Chapter 5. pp. 177–98. |
| Week VI | |
| The Italian Concerto Style and the Rise of Tonality-Driven Form (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 5. pp. 198–231. |
| Week VII | |
| Class of 1685 Part I | [Taruskin] Chapter 6. pp. 233–85. |
| Class of 1685 Part I (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 6. pp. 285–303. |
| Week VIII | |
| Class of 1685 Part II | [Taruskin] Chapter 7. pp. 305–47. |
| Class of 1685 Part II (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 7. pp. 348–97. |
| Week IX | |
| The Comic Style | [Taruskin] Chapter 8. pp. 399–425. |
| The Comic Style (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 8. pp. 426–44. |
| Week X | |
| Exam 2 | No readings |
| Week XI | |
| Enlightenment and Reform | [Taruskin] Chapter 9. pp. 445–62. |
| Enlightenment and Reform (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 9. pp. 462–96. |
| Week XII | |
| Instrumental Music Lift Off | [Taruskin] Chapter 10. pp. 497–542. |
| Instrumental Music Lift Off (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 10. pp. 542–88. |
| Week XIII | |
| The Composer's Voice | [Taruskin] Chapter 11. pp. 589–613. |
| The Composer's Voice (cont.) | [Taruskin] Chapter 11. pp. 613–39. |
| Week XIV | |
| Exam 3 | No readings |
| Week XV | |
| Listen to this! Informal presentations on any work related to our studies this semester | No readings |
| Listen to this! (cont.) | No readings |