655 Two Centuries of Song II
Class | Registration opens 2/3/2025 11:00 AM
In the late 18th century, the popularity of lyric poetry, the development of the piano, and the spirit of romanticism contributed to the rise of the “art song”—at first in Austria and Germany and later in other countries. In Two Centuries of Song II, we will consider the evolution of songs in Great Britain, North and South America, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Russia, and Eastern Europe from the works of Vaughan Williams, Copland, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Grieg, Bartok, Mussorgsky, Dvorak, and many others.
- You need not have taken last fall's course, Two Centuries of Song I, to enjoy this wonderful survey of music.
Gary Boerckel
GARY BOERCKEL taught piano and music history at Lycoming College for more than 30 years until his retirement in 2012. Since then, Gary has taught a class or two at Bucknell University almost every semester. This will be his 17th BILL course.
“Retirement showed me that I love teaching as much as I dislike meetings and paperwork.”