Many nineteenth-century writers and artists considered music to be the most romantic of all the arts. In this course, we will explore the artistic attitudes that were identified with Romanticism, and we will consider how music both reflected and shaped these beliefs. Six themes typically associated with Nineteenth-Century Romanticism will guide our choice of musical repertory; they are 1) a new responsiveness to the beauty of nature, 2) the composer/musician as hero or genius, 3) a fascination with the macabre, 4) the celebration of folk culture and nationalism, 5) an enchantment with past and distant cultures, and 6) the arts as a path to spiritual truth. We will listen to works by Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz, Weber, Liszt, Wagner, Rossini, Verdi, Schumann, Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and others. Requirements: two exams based on readings and listening, one paper, and a final exam. No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15, with preference given to first-year students.