MUS 5340 - Topics in Twentieth Century Music

Goals: Designed for Artist Diploma candidates, the course will explore issues in 20th century music. The impact of wars, of political systems, of technology, of gender and race, the import of expressionism, of impressionism, of technical systems, and of the conflict between classical and popular cultures; these and others will be studied in their relationship to specific musical works of the period. These matters will be related to actual performance.

Content: American music, serialism, electronic music, new structural principles.

Taught: Alternate years

Prerequisite: Enrollment in Post-baccalaureate Artist Diploma in Piano Performance.

Credits: 4 credits

Department: Music