2010 Spring MUSIC 190S-01
Bulletin Course Description Primarily for junior and senior music majors. Topics to be announced. Instructor: Staff
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title FOUR OPERAS BY RICHARD STRAUSS Department MUSIC Course Number 2010 Spring 190S Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Gilliam,Bryan Prerequisites Prerequisites: Music 115, 155S, 156S, and 157.
Synopsis of course content
Four Operas by Richard Strauss: Salome, Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, and Ariadne auf Naxos. It is hard to think of four more contrasting operas by one composer. All are unified, however, in their independent response to the musical legacy of Richard Wagner.
Textbooks
Bryan Gilliam, The Life of Richard Strauss (Cambridge, 1999)
Assignments
Readings, analysis, class discussion, final research paper.
Exams
No final exam.
Term Papers
A substantial (~15 pp.) research project on a topic of the student's choice.
Grade to be based on
Contribution to class discussion and quality of individual research.
Additional Information
If you have any questions about the seminar, please email Kerry McCarthy at
kmccarth@duke.edu.
