MUTH 343 - The String Quartet

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
A course in 18th and early 19th century musical form, as manifested in the string quartets of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. All standard forms except concerto are studied, including binary, ternary, minuet and trio, sonata and rondo; however, the emphasis is upon sonata-based compositions. Class participation and five short analytical papers are required.
Instructor: W. Darcy
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: MUTH 232.
Consent of the instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 20.
Not open to students who have taken MUTH 340 (Form and Analysis) or 345 (Mozart).