Fall 2024 Music GU4122 section 001

SONGS OF THE TROUBADOURS

Call Number 10083
Day & Time
Location
F 1:00pm-3:00pm
701A Dodge Hall
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Susan Boynton
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This interdisciplinary seminar approaches the songs of the troubadours as poetic and musical traditions. Together we will develop methods for analysis and interpretation, situate the songs within literary and social history, and address broad issues such as the nature of performance, the interplay between oral transmission and writing, the origins of troubadour poetry, fin’amor, and gender. Students will learn to analyze the poetic and musical structure of the songs and to transcribe and edit them from medieval manuscripts. Weekly assignments in Paden’s Introduction to Old Occitan will familiarize students with the language of the texts; one hour a week will be devoted texts using Paden’s book. Students from all departments are welcome.

Web Site Vergil
Department Music
Enrollment 7 students (12 max) as of 4:06PM Sunday, December 1, 2024
Subject Music
Number GU4122
Section 001
Division Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Section key 20243MUSI4122G001