MUS 524

Spring 2024 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 16-May 1

Seminar in Works of Select Composer

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Intensive historical and analytical study of the works of important composers; each term devoted to one composer.

2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Musicology; Music and Sound Studies graduate minor; or consent of instructor. Graduate students in music will be considered if they passed MUS 528 A (consult Class Schedule for specific section information).

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MUS 524 class schedule data for spring 2024
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39716	Lecture-Discussion	A	1:00PM -3:50PM	M	0360 Music Building	Sposato, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: The Mendelssohns Section Info: TOPIC: "The Mendelssohns." This course will study one of the most prominent and interesting families in Biedermeier Germany: the Mendelssohns. A Jewish family that converted to Protestantism, they struggled with assimilation while simultaneously becoming a pillar of German musical life. This transformation was made possible in part through their nurturing of the arts in both their home and city, and in part by providing Germany with two immensely talented composers: Felix Mendelssohn and his sister, Fanny Hensel. In examining the Mendelssohns, we have the opportunity to study, among other things, religious tolerance (and intolerance), the role of women in German musical culture, early public concert life, and, perhaps most significant, how an artist’s reputation is impacted by the politics of a given time (as the Mendelssohns’ were during the Third Reich). This course will explore all of these topics, as well as very recent scholarship that has adopted new methodological approaches. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Music department.