Mozart 

莫札特

Instructor：Jen-yen Chen

Semester：Fall 2007

Credit：3

Fall 2007, Thursdays, 2:20-5:20pm

Office Hours：Monday 1-3pm, R109

Course description:

This course offers an introduction to the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91). It will examine the nature of his musical style through in-depth discussion of a selection of his masterworks, and will also consider the relationship of this style to his biography and to his cultural and social environments.

Objective:

Through regular listening to Mozart's music, the writing of short papers, and intensive discussion in small groups, students will become familiar with basic aspects of Mozart's musical language and with his life and times.

Office Hours

Wednesdays 15:00~17:00

Ref. Book

Volkmar Braunbehrens, Mozart in Vienna, 1781-1791.
Maynard Solomon, Mozart: A Life.

Evaluation

（1）section participation               70%

（2）listening quizzes                     30%