MUM4580

Contemporary music

(ART)

Craig De Wilde

12 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: A survey of the primary musical styles and compositional trends of the twentieth century. Topics 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 is also considered within this context.

Assessment: Written (5000 words): 60% + Oral presentation: (20 minutes): 30% + Seminar participation: 10%