Romantic Listening Journals Now Available

We're approaching the mid-point of the semester, which means we are rapidly nearing the end of the Romantic era in 352. Over the past month, we've watched how our standard performing repertoire was created and listened to Beethoven and Schumann and Wagner and Verdi, but what of those composers who were important in their day but forgotten now like Louis Spohr? What of those composers who are interesting sidelights few ever experience like Anthony Philip Heinrich? These listening journals will give you a chance to peek under the hood of Romantic music and see perhaps what those living at the time thought about the music that was happening all around them. As usual, you'll find them through the blogroll on the right. Enjoy!

Romantic Listening Journals

I'm a bit behind this week, but do not want to forget to point you to the Romantic listening journals which are now posted and commented on for your enjoyment. You'll read several takes on Albéniz’s Suites españolas, a give and take on historicity in music through Louis Spohr's Historical Symphony, and be exposed to the fascinating (and undervalued) music of Anthony Philip Heinrich. Go on and read a few. Where else will you learn about The Ornithological Combat of Kings?

Romantic Listening Journals Now Up

It is slowly beginning to turn into spring, and as spring comes, a young man's thoughts to to Romantic music. Or something along those lines.

Continuing our walk through history, the students of 352WI have posted their latest batch of listening journals, this time focused on music from the Romantic Era. Follow a few of the links to the left, see what they have to say, comment if you feel so led, and enjoy discovering new music.

Derek Jenkins: Stanislaw Moniuszko’s Halka

Edgar Palacios: Anthony Heinrich’s The Ornithological Combat of Kings and selected works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Jacque Conover: Luigi Cherubini’s Medea

Karen Anton: Louis Spohr's Symphony no.6, the “Historical,” and Maria Szymanowska's Etudes and Nocturnes

Katie Kalinowski: Isaac Albéniz’s Suite Espanola nos. 1 and 2, and selections from the music of music of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louise Farrenc, and Marie Grandval

Kevin Sweet: Selected works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Isaac Albéniz’s Suite Espanola nos. 1 and 2

Marcus Wiggins: Selections from the music of music of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louise Farrenc, and Marie Grandval and Isaac Albéniz’s Suite Espanola nos. 1 and 2

Mary Ann Lucas: Selected works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Louis Spohr's Symphony no.6, the “Historical”

Mike Herrera: Isaac Albéniz’s Suite Espanola nos. 1 and 2

Paul Shinn: Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus

Peter Lawless: Chamber music by selected German women composers and selected works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Tom Marks: Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus