Music and Civilization

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Description

This course provides a tour through the world of music. Music & Civilization Definitions: Music, Sound, Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre (Voices and Instruments). Basic Elements of Music: Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Texture and Form. Musical Styles: Ancient Music: Egyptian, Mesopotamian Greek and Roman Music., Western Classical Music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Medieval Period (450-1450), the Renaissance Period (1450-1600), Baroque Period (1600-1750), Classical Period, Romantic Period (1820-1900), Modern Music (20th Century To World War II).

Program

Software Engineering 132 CRs

Objectives

  • This course provides the student knowledge with musical vocabulary and common architectural terms. It enhances the student’s practical skills in the field of identifying classical music, with emphasizing on understanding the different types of musical eras. It aims at providing the student with the main knowledge of music vocabulary and understand the types of musical eras.

Textbook

KAMIEN Roger- Music: An Appreciation- 4th ed.- Mc Graw Hill- NewYork.
POGUE David & SPECK Scott- Classical Music for dummies- Wily Publishing, Inc-USA.

Course Content

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1Introduction: Music &Civilization Definitions: Music, Sound, Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre (Voices And Instruments). Basic Elements Of Music: Melody, Harmony (Consonance & Dissonance, Key, Scale), Rhythm (Beat, Meter, Tempo, Accent, Syncopation), Texture (Monophonic, Polyphonic& Homophonic) And Form (Binary, Ternary.)
2MUSICAL STYLES: Introduction ANCIENT MUSIC: Egyptian, Mesopotamian Greek And Roman Music
3Western Classical Music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic
4MEDIEVAL PERIOD (450-1450) Historical Events: Sack Of Rome By Vandals, Reigh Of Pope Gregory I, Crusades, 100 Years War
5Social And Cultural Background: Feudal System: Nobility, Peasantry And Clergy
6THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD (1450-1600)
7THE BAROQUE PERIOD (1600-1750): Historical Events: Scientific Advances, Galilio, Newton. Social And Cultural Background: Age Of Absolutism
8Characteristics Of Baroque Music
9THE BAROQUE PERIOD (1600-1750): II
107th Week Assessment, Continuation Of The Previous Lecture And Evaluation
11The CLASSICAL PERIOD: Historical Events: The Invention Of Steam Engine. American And French Revolutions, Napoleonic War
12The CLASSICAL PERIOD: II
13ROMANTIC PERIOD (1820-1900) Historical Events
14ROMANTIC PERIOD (1820-1900) II
15Continuation Of The Previous Lecture And Evaluation

Markets and Career

  • Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
  • Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
  • Electrical works in construction engineering.

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