| Course ID: | MUSI 4230/6230. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Music in the Romantic Period |
Course
Description: | Emphasis on the development of song, symphony, chamber music, and opera. |
| Oasis Title: | MUS IN ROM PER |
| Prerequisite: | MUSI 3210 and MUSI 3220 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of the course, the successful student will be able to: 1) interpret 19th-c music in a historically informed manner; 2) understand the interrelationships of music and the other arts; 3) recognize and articulate the characteristics responsible for individual compositional styles. |
| Topical Outline: | Main topics for this course: Beethoven1s styles and legacy; roots of Romanticism; Schubert and lyricism; Rossini and virtuosity; Romantic instrumental music; the national styles of Romantic opera; symphony after Beethoven; nationalism; Late Romanticism. |