Fall 2022  |  MUS 8640 Section 001: Seminar in Musicology -- Representations of Otherness in Early Modern Opera (33757)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
12 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Mus grad major
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Mon 02:00PM - 04:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Ferguson Hall 205
Enrollment Status:
Open (5 of 8 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary; readings, research, strategies, and methods. prereq: Musicology or theory emphasis or instr consent
Class Notes:
Episodes from the sixteenth-century chivalric epics by Ariosto (Orlando furioso) and Tasso (Gerusalemme liberata) provided librettists with source material well into the eighteenth century. Both works supplied tales of combat, alliances, and treachery, as well as thwarted and reciprocated love, episodes that unfold against the backdrop of historical battles pitting Christians against Muslims, individuals are often rendered as outsiders due to their geographical location, region, and gender. We'll explore what happens when these literary characters become musical ones, looking at works performed in Italy, France, England, and Austria. We'll investigate the degrees to which characters' Otherness travels with them, and we'll contextualize the works within the period's ongoing conflict between Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33757/1229

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