Music of the Romantic Period

The course offers a chronological survey of nineteenth-century European composers and western musical style. It includes representative examples of the art song, the piano character piece, chamber music, the concerto, the symphony, the opera, and the music drama, and the ways in which composers reflect the institutions and ideas of the Romantic period. It also concerns the impact of the romantic virtuoso, the creation of a cultural identity in the opera and symphony, and the role of women composers in nineteenth-century society, as well as parallels with romantic themes in the other arts. May not be substituted for MSC 3043 or 3044.