MU 235 - Vocal Literature

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: None. This course presents a study of vocal literature from the Baroque to the present, with emphasis on repertoire for piano and voice. This course is designed to survey the vocal literature of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, exposing students to various styles, genres and composers, and aiding their repertoire choices for subsequent recitals. Students will learn to analyze stylistic elements found in representative works by the major composers studied. The course will also examine and discuss elements of operatic works vs. art song literature orchestration, staging, language, style, cooperation between singer and pianist, poetry and the composer’s musical settings. (Elective as needed)