Survey of Orchestral Music (MUSL 144)

The glittering lights of the stage illumine the hordes of performers--string, wind, brass, and percussion--as each member of the orchestra warms up and prepares for the evening's performance. Suddenly, the house lights go down, and the concertmistress emerges to lead the orchestra in tuning up. The maestro follows to thunderous applause and . . .

To find out what comes next, take Survey of Orchestral Music (MUSL 144). This course will introduce you to symphonies ranging in time from the origins of the genre (works that precede the masterpieces of "Papa" Haydn, the father of the symphony) to its most recent manifestation in pre-twenty-first-century America. If you love Beethoven's Fifth, Mahler's First, Mozart's Jupiter, or Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, or wonder why so many other folks do, this is definitely the course for you!

Prerequisites: only ears to hear!

"An exceptional communicator. Extremely passionate about teaching and music."
--former student, on a course evaluation form

Credit?
Arts and Science--elective
Engineering--humanities
Peabody--humanities

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