MUS 5330 - Topics in Classical and Romantic Music

Goals: Designed for Artist Diploma candidates, the course will explore issues in 18th and 19th century music. The impact of the enlightenment and the American and French Revolutions, the differentiation of concepts of Classicism and Romanticism, the import of late 19th century thought (Darwin, Marx, Freud); these and others will be studied in their relationship to specific musical works of the period. These matters will be related to actual performance.

Content: Music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Wagner, and others.

Taught: Alternate years

Prerequisite: Enrollment in Post-baccalaureate Artist Diploma in Piano Performance.

Credits: 4 credits

Department: Music