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May 02, 2026
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MUS 238 - Song Cycles
Description
Song cycles - collections of songs unified by a common theme, narrative, or viewpoint - often tell stories. Specifically, they tell stories of individuals’ journeys (both inward and outward), transformations, and changing impressions, and they do so not only through poetry, but also through music. This course examines representative song cycles from three important moments in cultural history: German Romanticism (the early nineteenth century), the fin-de-siècle (the years surrounding 1900), and the 1960s and 70s. Within these periods we will examine cycles by a wide range of composers, including Beethoven, Schumann, Mahler, Elgar, George Crumb, and Joni Mitchell. Throughout, our emphasis will be on different conceptions of human subjectivity and the relationship between music and poetry.
Credits: 1
Course Attribute(s):
ARTS Gen Ed: Arts Requirement
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