Undergraduate - UnitATS2799 - Audio culture: from Cage to Gaga

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Composition
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Thomas Reiner

Notes

Previously coded MUS2040

Synopsis

The unit will introduce students you to a range of concepts in the field of contemporary audio-based art. It will concentrate on important innovations that developed outside the mainstream of contemporary Western art music, especially those that occurred throughout the 20th century, and which continue to exert influence today. The unit will examine how such concepts and innovations have influenced not only composers of art music, but music practitioners across all genres, including popular music, sound art and jazz.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will have:

acquired a deep understanding of contemporary music and audio-based art
become thoroughly familiar with a variety of key works in the repertoire
acquired the knowledge of major compositional approaches, philosophies and aesthetics associated with contemporary sound-based work
acquired an understanding of the complex interplay of new technologies and aesthetic forms.