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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2024 |
Registration ID | MUSCH132B001 |
Course Title | Beethoven Then and Now |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Music |
Instructor | Freedman,Richard |
Times and Days | MW 02:30pm-03:55pm
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Room Location | ROB200 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2476 An exploration of Beethoven's life and works, considered in the context of changing aesthetic and cultural values of the last two centuries. Students will listen to Beethoven's music, study his letters and conversation books, and read some of the many responses his art has engendered. In their written responses to all of this material, students will think in new ways about Beethoven's music, his artistic personality, about the ideas and assumptions that have guided the critical reception of art and life. They will learn to cultivate their skills as readers and listeners while improving their craft as writers. Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing.; Crosslisted: Music, Writing Program; Enrollment Limit: 12 First Year Writing (; Hav: FW) |
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