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THMUS E550 — Late Surge: Janáček’s Last Decade

3 credits
Spring
Thomas Cabaniss

Prerequisite: THMUS 511  In his last decade, Leoš Janáček was on fire. He turned out one masterpiece after another, including the operas Katya Kabanova, The Cunning Little Vixen, The Makropulos Affair, and From the House of the Dead; the orchestral Sinfonietta; two brilliant string quartets; and The Glagolitic Mass. Students will study and analyze these works with an emphasis on understanding his use of speechlike rhythms and cumulative motivic repetition. The class culminates in an analytical paper as its final project.