Contemporary music
C J De Wilde
8 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MUS2110 and MUS2120
A survey of the primary musical styles and compositional trends of the twentieth century. Representative source works will be analysed and the major musical figures of the period will be discussed. Topics will include the transition from nineteenth century romanticism, impressionism, expressionism, the atonal revolution, neo-classicism, the twelve-tone system, serialism (including integral serialism), constructivism (electronic music and extended techniques), indeterminancy, neo-romanticism, and minimalism. Contemporary Australian music will also be considered within this context.
Assessment
Written (3500 words): 30% * Examinations (2 hours): 40% * Assignments: 30%
Prescribed texts
Morton R Twentieth century music Norton, 1991
Morton R Anthology of twentieth century music Norton, 1992