THE KING'S UNIVERSITYTHE KING'S UNIVERSITY| COURSE NUMBER: | MUSI 304 | |||||||||||||||
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| COURSE TITLE: | The Romantic Period in Western Classical Music | |||||||||||||||
| NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: | Dr. Charles Stolte | |||||||||||||||
| CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: | credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 1 - hrs lab 0) | |||||||||||||||
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: | An overview of Western Classical music in the Romantic era with weekly seminars on special topics. Prerequisites: MUSI 216, 217 |
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| REQUIRED TEXTS: | Taruskin, Richard and Gibbs, Christopher. The Oxford History of Western Music. College Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. | |||||||||||||||
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| COURSE OUTLINE: |
Introductory listening and lecture Chapter 17: Opera in the Age of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Weber Chapter 18: Private Art: Schubert and Inwardness Chapter 19: Romantic Spectacles: From Virtuosos to Grand Opera Chapter 20: Literary Musicians Chapter 21: Music Imported and Exported Chapter 22: Musical Politics at Midcentury Chapter 23: Class of 1813: Wagner and Verdi Chapter 24: Slavic Harmony and Disharmony Chapter 25: The Music Museum and the Return of the Symphony |
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