655 Two Centuries of Song II
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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 grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Oberlin College with degrees in piano performance and European history. His doctorate in piano performance is from the University of Iowa. For more than 30 years, until his retirement in 2012, Gary taught piano and music history at Lycoming College. Since then, he has taught a course or two each semester at Susquehanna University. This will be his 19th BILL course.
“Retirement showed me that I love teaching as much as I dislike meetings and paperwork.”