MUSI 305 Outline

COURSE NUMBER:

MUSI 305

COURSE TITLE:

Classical Music of the 20th Century

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Charles Stolte

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 1 - hrs lab 0)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

An overview of modernist and post-modernist Western Classical music with weekly seminars on set theory and the twelve-tone system.

Prerequisites: MUSI 216, 217, 306

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Morgan, Robert. Twentieth-Century Music: A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America. New York: Norton, 1991.

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:

Analytical Assignments (4)	20%
Short Papers (4)	20%
Exam 1	30%
Exam 2	30%
	100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To trace the musical development during the 20th century including the impact of philosophical, social and broader cultural trends on the development of new musical styles, idioms, mediums, genres and forms.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Contexts

Introduction and Historical contexts

Musical transition to the 20 th century: Germany, France and Russia

Modernism: Make It New!

Tonalities

A variety of voices

Neo-tonality and Neo-classicism

Atonalities

Atonality and The Twelve-Tone System

Nationalities

Fascism and Europe; the Americas

Post-Modernism: Make It You!

Control/Out of control

Serialism and Indeterminacy

Make it Newer

Innovations and technologies

Forward, Back and Around

Quotes, Pop and God

Stages

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.