This course will offer a study of composers and performers who live at the same time in history, and seem to use similar musical language; yet their compositions differ in ways that provide valuable insight into their times and audiences. We will explore both ‘classical’ and ‘popular’ figures from the 18th to the 21st century including these ‘musical pairings:’ Bach & Handel; Gustav Mahler & Anton Bruckner; Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen; Mozart & Haydn; John Adams & Steve Reich; Cole Porter & Irving Berlin; S. Sondheim & Andrew Lloyd Webber; Joan Baez & Joni Mitchell.