This course will be something of a Grand Tour of eighteenth-century Europe's musical centers, from Naples to London, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, and St. Petersburg—with a side trip to the colonial New World. Against the backdrop of Europe's largely peaceful division into Catholic and Protestant realms, we will explore the "learned" and "galant" styles as they developed and commingled. While considering Mozart, Haydn, and early Beethoven in depth, we will also assess the contributions of lesser-known but significant figures like Johann Adam Hiller, Francois-André Philidor, and Anna Bon.