Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: We will study a variety of biographical narratives concerned with composers and musicians, including primary documents, scholarly biographies, novels, and films. We will be particularly interested in the Romantic and mythological themes that biographers adapt to their subjects. Part of each class will be devoted to listening to music.