PHIL 1911W is also offered in Fall 2024
PHIL 1911W is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | PHIL 1911W Section 001: Amadeus: In Search of Mozart (34631)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Freshman and FRFY
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 50A
- Enrollment Status:
Open (2 of 19 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest composers in the Western classical canon. He is also the one who seems to have the strongest hold on the modern imagination. This seminar will explore Mozart's life and music through both listening and viewing. Why should anyone today care about music by someone who lived more than 200 years ago? Part of the answer is that this music, like the plays of Shakespeare and the paintings of Rembrandt, is of such greatness and power that every age since has found something in it to value. Mozart is also an intriguing figure for other reasons. What we know about his personality seems wildly at odds with the sublime character of his music. The music itself presents us with a mystery: much of it is so lighthearted that one wonders how it manages to be so profound at the same time. No prior knowledge about music is required, just an open mind.
- Class Notes:
- This course will cover the life and music of the great but enigmatic composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), including: a brief account of Mozart's life and of the world in which he lived; a look at music before Mozart; a sampling of his music in all the major genres in which he wrote; and music after Mozart reflecting his influence. The capstone will be a viewing of the 1984 Academy-Award-winning film 'Amadeus'.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34631/1219
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