Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Survey of major genres and composers in Europe during the Romantic era (ca. 1820-1910), focusing on identifying musical principles and their historical context.
Summary
Past student reviews · Lawrence Earp
The instructor was noted for administering incredibly fair exams, suggesting a manageable assessment load for students.
What you’ll be able to do
Identify principles and distinguishing features of Romantic-era musical genres.
Explain the relevance of the topics in the course units.
Identify the interdependent relationship between composers, performers, other creative personnel, and audiences that has shaped the history of music in this era.
Link content with personal experiences and observations.
Effectively discuss, present, and write about a related topic.
Conduct original research that meets disciplinary standards and might serve the basis for a larger project in the student's area of specialization.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapMUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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- Any of
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
LAWRENCE EARP is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Lawrence Earp
Students described the course as fantastic, highlighting an engaging lecturer with a dry sense of humor and an incredibly fair exam structure.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.57 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.78 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Lawrence Earp
The instructor was noted for administering incredibly fair exams, suggesting a manageable assessment load for students.
Past student reviews · Lawrence Earp
A student appreciated the instructor's fantastic singing voice, noting that while they came for the music history, they stayed for his performance.
Topics
- Major genres and composers in Europe from ca. 1820 to 1910.
- Relationships between composers, performers, creative personnel, and audiences in the Romantic era.
Skills
- Identify principles and distinguishing features of Romantic-era musical genres.
- Link course content with personal experiences and observations.
- Discuss, present, and write about topics related to the Romantic era.
- Conduct original research meeting disciplinary standards.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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