A survey of the complex and fascinating relationship between music and the society it mirrors, from Plato to Punk. Focuses on several crucial crossroads in the history of Western culture: antiquity and musical ethos; medieval plainsong; feudalism and courtly love; the secular courts of the Renaissance; Bach and craftsmanship; Mozart and the Enlightenment; angst, anger, and Romanticism; and the modern ferment. 2 or 4 cr. (*)