MUS324

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Techniques of 20th and 21st-Century Music

Music College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

MUS

Course Number

324

Status

Active

Course Attributes

CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, MMUS: Major-Music, NMSC: Minor-Music

Course Short Title

Techniques of 20th & 21st Cent

Course Long Title

Techniques of 20th and 21st-Century Music

Course Description

A study of techniques developed in this century, applied to original composition work. Techniques derived from composers ranging from Bartok, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Britten to Ives, Cage, Oliveros, Glass, and Adams. Emphasizes developments since 1950, with investigation of factors leading to developing one's own style. Composing and presenting at least one moderate-length work and one large-scale work is also a goal.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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