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Canceled - Literature, Visual Art, and Nature in Romantic Music

Feb 13, 2020

Beethoven, Berlioz, Liszt, Brahms, Mussorgsky, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Schoenberg and virtually all the other great nineteenth-century composers were inspired to write music only after exposure to some extra-musical creation. Yet it was the plight of these composers to recreate in music that which inspired them in other art forms.

Out of an abundance of caution in response to the spread of COVID-19, we have canceled all remaining seminars in the Winter/Spring 2020 term. Please visit www.newberry.org/covid19 for further updates.

Please email seminars@newberry.org with any questions.

Seminar Description

Beethoven, Berlioz, Liszt, Brahms, Mussorgsky, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Schoenberg and virtually all the other great nineteenth-century composers were inspired to write music only after exposure to some extra-musical creation. Yet it was the plight of these composers to recreate in music that which inspired them in other art forms. In this seminar, we will listen to a selection of great nineteenth-century Romantic works while also delving into the work of art that inspired each.

Eight sessions. E – $280, R – $308

Stephen Kleiman is a composer and orchestra conductor in Europe and a former music director of the National Chamber Orchestra in Washington, D.C. He holds a BS from the Mannes College and an MM in music composition/conducting from the University of Michigan.

Materials List

Required:

  • There are no required materials for this class.

First Reading:

  • There is no reading assignment for the first class.

Registration Information

  • Online registration opens at 9 am (CST) on Tuesday, January 7.
  • Phone registration opens at 12 pm (CST) on Wednesday, January 8.

Early registration (E) prices are in effect from January 7 at 9 am through January 24 at 4 pm. Regular registration (R) prices are in effect January 24 at 4 pm through the end of the term.

We offer a 10% discount to members, seniors, and students.

Need Help? Please email seminars@newberry.org.

This seminar is part of the Newberry’s Seminars Program. Learn more about registering for a seminar, program policies and procedures, or teaching a seminar.