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Jane Austen and Music

Manuela González Velázquez playing the piano (1820-21)
Zacarías González Velázquez

What was happening musically in England during Jane Austen’s lifetime? Was Austen herself musical? What role does music play in her six completed novels? These questions are explored in nine video lecture-performances.


Asynchronous Course
Opens June 1, 2022

 

Unlimited access for six months from date of purchase.

$50.00

What was happening musically in England during Jane Austen’s lifetime? Was Austen herself musical? What role does music play in her six completed novels? These questions are explored in nine video lecture-performances. Sign up for the newsletter to be notified when this course becomes available.

Course
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Unlimited access for six months from date of purchase.

 
 
 

Lectures in this Course:

  1. Music in England, 1775-1820 (30 min.)

  2. Novel, Symphony, and Sonata (45 min.)

  3. Music Austen knew and played (30 min.)

  4. Northanger Abbey (30 min.)

  5. Sense and Sensibility (45 min.)

  6. Pride and Prejudice (30 min.)

  7. Mansfield Park (30 min.)

  8. Emma (45 min.)

  9. Persuasion (45 min.)

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