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MUSIC 255The Romantic Century: Beethoven and Beyond

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Music

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A study of music of the 19th century in cultural, political, and artistic contexts. Topics include the development of principal forms in the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Bruckner, and others.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

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From 6 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • If you already listen to this music the course is super straightforward, but gives you a chance to learn some of the context that you miss by just listening. There is some basic music theory knowledge required at a few points in the lectures, but nothing technical showed up on any of the evaluations so this course could be taken by anyone. A lot of the homework is just listening to music!

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

6 posts and comments in 6 threads mention MUSIC 255, July 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2023

Has anyone gotten a music minor? 4 points, 8 comments

“I can’t find much info on what’d be required, and also want to know if people enjoyed it if they’ve done it”

u/Frabbit: “I did one as a Comp Sci major. I really enjoyed it, a huge perk of it is that you get to do three studio terms instead the two permitted for non music students. …”

u/Frabbit: “Aside from the studio semesters and mandatory courses, I actually only took 3 other classes but my favourite was MUSIC255 - The Romantic Century: Beethoven and Beyond by a large margin. If I had more room, I would have continued further down the Music Theory path probably”

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Winter 2021

Thanks for the memeries 66 points, 4 comments

u/Frabbit: “… (Computational Audio) w/ Richard Mann PMATH351 w/ Brian Forrest Favourite 3 electives: MUSIC255 w/ Kenneth Hull DAC300 (Digital Photography) w/ Aynur Kadir PSCI225 w/ Christopher Bennett (following PSCI226 with Anna Drake was such a letdown after this) Well, if you're still …”

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Spring 2019

MUSIC 255 5 points, 4 comments

u/new_jan_2018: “… How's MUSIC 255 coming along for people who have taken it? Some background: I've played piano for > 10 years (though I stopped taking lessons after finishing an exam in 2014). Also did a bunch of music theory exams before (though I doubt I remember most of the content). …”

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Spring 2015

Music electives for engineers? 3 points, 3 comments

u/LittleEponine: “I have a CSE next term and I want to take a music elective. Has anyone taken music electives from the list? MUSIC 100, MUSIC 231, MUSIC 240, MUSIC 246, MUSIC 254, MUSIC 255, MUSIC 260, MUSIC 361 If you have, how was it? Would you recommend?”

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