MUS311
Music of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Music
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
MUS
Course Number
311
Status
Active
Course Attributes
CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, MMUS: Major-Music, NARD: Minor-Performing Arts Admin, WRIT: GenEd-Writing Intensive, WRMJ: GenEd-Writing in the Major, ENEU: Minor-European Study Elective, NEUS: Minor-European Studies, NMSC: Minor-Music
Course Short Title
Music of 20th and 21st Cent.
Course Long Title
Music of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Course Description
An exploration of the revolutionary changes in music composition, performance, and reception since 1900. Topics may include the challenges of modernism and modernity, political upheaval, technological innovation, globalization, and the rising importance of popular music and jazz. Emphasis on learning effective communication of opinions about challenging musical repertoire through written assignments and oral presentations. At least one class trip to a performance of music studied in class will be required.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Equivalent Course(s)
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