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Welcome to UWSP's Music Literature page. This site offers links to Music Literature courses offered at the University, with descriptions, syllabi, and other pertinent course information. UWSP also offers a degree program in Music Literature. Click here to see the online catalog.

At UWSP, the study of music literature is part of a comprehensive approach to learning about music. The various music disciplines, music literature, music theory, performance-related studies, and pedagogy, complement one another: for example, just as studying music theory enhances performance ability, studying music literature assists in many areas: performance practice and other aspects of interpretation, understanding music from the perspective of its form, and even understanding the emotional content of the music. Knowledge of music literature gives a basis for understanding music much more deeply. It is also important to understand the political and social landscape of a period to know how those factors influenced composers to write music as they did. Historical perspective helps one understand why things are the way they are, and this is an important reason for study all by itself.

UWSP offers a wide variety of music literature courses. The picks below give information about courses recently or currently offered: course description, outline, syllabus, information on the instructor, and in some cases other information. You will find some sound files and many links to other sites. Enjoy browsing!