2 – 4 pm
We will explore the intense passion with which composers of the nineteenth century approached their musical expressions. Myths, folklore, sacred texts, and great literature will guide us as we sample the music of Wagner, Berlioz, Liszt, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Mahler, Mussorgsky, Franck, Grieg, and Stephen Foster, among others. Each class will focus on the Romantic treatment of one musical genre: lied, piano music, chamber music, symphony and concerto, and opera.
Stephen Kleiman holds an MM in music composition from the University of Michigan and was an orchestra conductor in Europe and music director of the National Chamber Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Materials List
Note: Due to the limited availability of these texts, please remember to call the Newberry Bookstore in advance at (312) 255-3520.
Required:
- Discover Music of the Romantic Era. David McCleery; Paperback; $9.99 Naxos Books 2007. (ISBN-10: 1843792362 / ISBN-13: 978-1843792369).
- Course packet, to be purchased in class
Other Texts:
- The Romantic Generation. Charles Rosen; Paperback; Harvard University Press 1998.
- Nineteenth-Century Music. Carl Dahlhaus; Paperback; University of California Press 1991.
This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program.
Ten sessions, $240.
This class is full and registration has closed. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the waiting list.