Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: TOPICS IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. SECTION ONE - HANDEL'S OPERAS & ORATORIOS: This seminar focuses on the operas and oratorios of Handel's career in London with an emphasis on rediscovering their artistic and literary contexts. Related topics area the practices of the theater that defined Handel's operas and oratorios, such as voice types and singing styles, acting techniques, staging, theater design. SECTION TWO - MOZART: This seminar will focus on the life and works of Mozart. Stylistic and critical analysis of his music will alternate with the study of his biography. Repeatable for Credit.