GRMUS H626 — Intimate Voices: Chamber Music and Song

2 credits
Spring
Anne-Marie Reynolds

This course will consider chamber music and song written between 1800 and the present—including classical, jazz, and popular music—from a historical, cultural, and social perspective. We will think critically about a range of select composers, perfomers, and their works, from Louise Farrenc to Lukas Foss; from Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata to Janáček’s; from the Schuppanzigh to the Shanghai Quartet; and from Ma Rainey to Yo Yo Ma. Through careful listening, reading, viewing, discussion, and analysis, we will identify and trace key developments throughout generations of intimate music-making within various venues, including the home, salon, chamber, and club.