MUS 56B — Romanticism in Music: Breakdowns, Breakups, and Beauty

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Intended for non-majors. Music majors and minors and any students who have taken MUS 101a,b must obtain permission from the instructor.

Considers musical expressions of psychological breakdowns, fragmented breakups, and experimental forms of beauty. Connects nineteenth century music with specific paintings, poems, and political events. Charts the towering influence of Romanticism on 20th and 21st century artists. Usually offered every fourth year.
Mr. Beaudoin

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