MUS 307 - Music of the Romantic Era

3 Credit(s)

The course examines Western European 19th-century music. Students study works by both well-known composers such as Schubert, Brahms, and Wagner, and lesser known ones such as Balakirev, Field, and Clara Schumann. Selected topics for discussion include the impact of Beethoven, the lied, keyboard works, symphonic traditions, and opera.