Hello there! For this course, I decided to leverage my enjoyment of classical music to translate specifically Lieder that related to the themes of each week. There wasn't always a suitable option (for themes like "Social Criticism" and "Humor"), but I still had the opportunity to attempt translations from many of my favorite Lieder composers - Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Fanny Mendelssohn and so on. This also brought the added challenge of poetry translation, particularly with many by Goethe, Müller, and Heine. As an inexperienced German student, I leveraged the resources and assistance I had available to accomplish English settings that (despite their eternal imperfections) I was very proud of. As a classical music hobbyist, I also allowed myself the enjoyment of making vocal partitures with the German and new English texts for the best products out of my portfolio.
Thanks for your interest,
Austin Heinz