Mar 28, 2024  
College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GRMUS T657 — Schubert and Schumann: The Song Cycles

2 credits
Spring
Kendall Briggs

This course will explore selected song cycles of Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann including: Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise and Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Frauenliebe und -Leben, and Liederkreis (opus 39). Following an introduction to German Romanticism and analytical techniques, the course will focus on the nature of the song cycle, including large-scale narrative and detailed exploration of specific songs. Weekly discussions of readings and analyses will be reinforced with live performance. A central question will concern the role of analysis in informing a musical interpretation.