Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUS 1305 - Music and Poetry of Art Song

Credits: 3 hrs
This course will closely examine the music and poetry of various art songs from the Romantic Period. They will listen to and reflect on the music that various composers created to enhance the poetry resulting in the ability to identify the various art songs studied in this course. Students will discuss poetic devices and critically analyze poetry in this course. They will also listen to and reflect on the music that various composers created to enhance the poetry resulting in the ability to identify the various art songs studied in this course. The composers that will be explored in this class include, but are not limited to: Schubert, Robert Schumann, Wolf, Brahms, Richard Strauss, Clara Schumann and Mahler. The poets who will be discussed include, but are not limited to: Heirich Heine, Goethe, Eichendorf, Rufus Hallmark, Jürgen Thym, Ann Fehn and Harry Seelig. Students will be asked to complete an individual powerpoint presentation on a specific song cycle from a list of approved song cycles.
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking
Area of Knowledge: Fine Arts