Graduate Seminar in Piano Music 1820-1920

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Seminar in music for pianoforte from the early works of Schubert, circa 1820, to Rachmaninoff (Romantic and post-Romantic). MUSIC 586 Graduate Seminar in Piano Music 1820-1920 (2)This course is intended for pianists in the degrees Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts who will already have passed the introductory survey in Keyboard Literature, MUSIC 481 , or its equivalent at other institutions. The material, in this case the Romantic music that is the core of pianists' repertoire, will be covered in class discussions, listening assignments, and student presentations in class. Both writing and speaking will be required. The course is designed to give developing professional pianists greater depth and breadth of knowledge of their repertoire than is possible either in the introductory survey or in their own practice. The seminar format encourages group discussion as well as independent work.