2016 - 2017

0842-3468-01
  Master Composers Through Their Letters                                                               
FACULTY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Prof. Kristina CooperBuchmann-Mehta School of Music014î1400-1600 Sem  1
Buchmann-Mehta School of Music014î1400-1600 Sem  2
 
 
University credit hours:  4.0

Course description
An examination of the life and music of some of our major composers, through their letters and correspondence. Their writings enlighten us to the stories behind their music, their process, historical background and their wonderful personalities. Composers to be studied include Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler, George Gershwin, Samuel Barber and Leonard Bernstein. Students will be asked to do reading, and will be guided through the literature and music through analysis of both. There will be listening, live performance and a class presentation.

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