MUS 236
The Romantic Generation
Last Offered Spring 2014
Division I
Writing Skills
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
This course explores Romanticism in music through the lives and works of Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. Music by these composers will be examined in connection with political, societal, philosophical, and aesthetic developments of the first half of the nineteenth century. The class will cover a broad range of Romantic topics, including the sublime, fantasy, myth, the exotic, rebellion, and intersections among music, literature, and painting. Musical works to be studied include songs, piano pieces, chamber music, choral music, opera, and orchestral music.
The Class:
Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 19
Expected: 15
Class#: 3505
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 15
Class#: 3505
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation based on class participation, four short papers totaling 20 pages, an oral presentation, and a final exam
Prerequisites:
none, however, students should be able to read music
Enrollment Preferences:
students with demonstrated interest in music
Unit Notes:
MUS Group A Electives--class of 2016
Distributions:
Division I
Writing Skills
Attributes:
MUS Group A Electives
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MUS 236 - LEC The Romantic Generation
MUS 236 LEC The Romantic GenerationDivision I Writing SkillsNot offered
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