The Tone Poem and Musical Pictoralism

How does music paint pictures and inspire emotion? Is it the power of suggestion from program notes, or is there really a musical language? This class examines the program music of Berlioz, Liszt, Strauss, Respighi, Debussy, Stravinsky, and others.

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Online registration deadline: Tues. 6/4/24 at 5 PM CT

No class on July 4

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