MHST 255 - Music of the Romantic Era

First Semester. A survey of music by principal European composers of the nineteenth century, from 1820-1914. Includes discussion of Beethoven’s late works and their interpretations by later composers, the Italian operatic repertory, Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk and its influences, aesthetics of the New German School, the rise of nationalistic music, position of women musicians, development of a concert audience in the US, Expressionism, Symbolism, and the formation of today’s standard repertory.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100.
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Mr. McGuire

Credits: 3 hours