The problem with teaching a survey course that introduces a topic a
broad and deep as the Baroque era of music (roughly 1600 - 1740) is that
there is never enough time to do more than touch on the most important
points. If you dive deeply into one area, say, the concerto, that's it.
You are done for the term and maybe more. This text does a good job
in supporting such a course. It allows the student to get a quick
overview and use all those nice new terms they are learning. It is not
comprehensive; no single volume book could be.There are many
good music examples and the writing is clear and to the point. A
professor using this text will likely provide his or her own
supplementary material and focus in on certain areas more than another.
Some chapters are likely to be assigned reading, but not discussed much
in class.
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