MUSC 495 - THE SOLO RECITAL: PREPARING A 19TH CENTURY INSTITUTION FOR THE 21ST

Hours: 2 hrs Autumn, 1 hr Winter, 2 hrs Spring
This SYE course will meet over three quarters and will examine the concept of public recital preparation and performance, its history, evolution and arrival at the millennium. As students prepare for their own senior recitals, they will study the history of this western European tradition through an examination of the careers of many great performers, including Jenny Lind, Franz Liszt, Clara Schumann, Enrico Caruso and others, including artists performing today. Reaching out beyond the field of music, the recitalists will read about and discuss the role of the arts within society-at-large, including an examination of the place of the solo recital in today’s global culture. To that end, and to more fully recognize the arts as a dynamic, ever-changing force, each student will interview a living composer, and if possible, learn and perform a work of the composer as part of the culminating recital.
Notes: Open to B.MUS. students only. B.A. in Music students may elect the course with the permission of the chairperson.

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MUSC 495 - THE SOLO RECITAL: PREPARING A 19TH CENTURY INSTITUTION FOR THE 21ST