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MUS 2A
GREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECES · 5 units · used in 26 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
An introduction to the great composers and music masterpieces of Western culture, including composer biographies with emphasis on how composers synthesize or transform the aesthetic ideals of their time. Examines how composers' music reflects their own lives as well as mirrors contemporary social, political, and religious events. Historical periods include the ancient world and the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. Composers include Josquin, Lassus, Palestrina, Monteverdi, Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel and Bach.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCMUS 2AGREAT COMPOSERS & MUSIC MASTERPIECESOpen2 sections · 2 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 20050 · 01Open · 2
- CRN 20591 · 02Waitlist · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in MUS 2AH.”
Transfer pathways that use MUS 2A
ASSIST maps MUS 2A to a requirement in 26 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
- Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
- Liberal Studies B.A. Elementary Teaching Content Preparation ProgramFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
- CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
- MusicFoothill → San Jose State
- Music, Concentration in PerformanceFoothill → San Jose State
- Creative ArtsFoothill → San Jose State
- Music, Concentration in CompositionFoothill → San Jose State
- Music, Concentration in Music EducationFoothill → San Jose State
- Music, Concentration in Jazz StudiesFoothill → San Jose State
- Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Sustainable Environmental DesignFoothill → UC Berkeley
- ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Molecular Environmental BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Genetics and Plant BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Urban StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
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