MUSIC 251European Music History 2: Romantic and Modern Eras

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Music

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A survey of European music of the 19th through 21st centuries in cultural, political, and artistic contexts. Topics include the development of principal genres in the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, and Wagner, and challenges to traditional musical ideals in the music of Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Cage, and others. Students will learn to apply theoretical, historical, and cultural knowledge of Romantic and Modern music to listening and analysis.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4333	0 / 40	TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 701	1742	8 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar

2025–26
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2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar