MUSIC 253Cathedral and Court: Music to 1600

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Music

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A study of major developments in western music during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, including Gregorian chant, mass, secular songs, instrumental music, and other musical genres that flourished under courtly and church patronage from the early Christian church to 1600.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention MUSIC 253, February 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… 121W MUSIC 140 MUSIC 181AW MUSIC 216 MUSIC 217 MUSIC 222 MUSIC 226 MUSIC 227 MUSIC 232 MUSIC 253 MUSIC 254 MUSIC 261 MUSIC 270 MUSIC 275 MUSIC 316 MUSIC 317 MUSIC 326 MUSIC 327 MUSIC 363 MUSIC 370 MUSIC 376 MUSIC 380 MUSIC 381 MUSIC 390 MUSIC 426 MUSIC 427 MUSIC 428 MUSIC 492 …”

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Winter 2012

Feb 29, 2012 What are some fun electives you've taken tat you'd recommend? 8 points, 43 comments

u/sum-dude: “I've been taking some of the music history courses - MUSIC 253 (Medieval/Renaissance), 254 (Baroque/Classical), 255 (Romantic), and 256 (20th Century) - and they're pretty interesting. There's also some more specialized ones; I'm currently taking MUSIC 362 (Piano Literature).”