There is no set textbook for this course. Required readings will be posted on Canvas.
Three excellent general resources are:
1. Burkholder, J. Grout, D. and Palisca, C. A History of Western Music, 9th ed (2014). This is available in the University Bookshop.2. Oxford Music Online available through the Library website databases (www.library.auckland.ac.nz/databases; choose Oxford Music Online). This is an excellent resource for checking on terms you do not understand, details of composers’ lives and works, music styles, etc.3. Taruskin, R. Oxford History of Western Music (2010). This is available in print and online through the University library.
Listening material played in the lectures will be available on a class playlist on Naxos Music Library.
The University library holds a large collection of books, journals, scores and audio-visual material that will be useful during the course. For background knowledge, basic dates, and terms, use Oxford Music Online in the first instance.