MUSI 321 - Composer in Focus

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

Topic for 2013/14a: Gustav Mahler. The songs, song cycles, and symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) present one of the richest and most idiosyncratic repertoires of any late nineteenth-century composer. In particular, the symphonies, drawing on formal, expressive and narratological models bequeathed to him by Beethoven, Berlioz, Schumann, Wagner, and others, offer an almost endless field for study and analysis. After examining Mahler’s career as conductor and composer, this course focuses on his nine symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde. Mr. Mann.

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 105-MUSI 106, MUSI 205, MUSI 246-MUSI 247, or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.