Introduction to Western Music

This class will convey a broad overview of the history, culture, styles, and repertoires of what is generally considered to be the core canon of Western classical music. It will begin with the earliest notated music in Western Europe (e.g., sacred plainchant) and end with recent pieces of concert music and opera written by contemporary composers.

The syllabus, on MIT OpenCourseWare

The full course — syllabus, assigned readings, problem sets, exams, and lecture notes — lives on OCW. These open the real thing: