MUSIC 406 - 20th & 21st Century Music

A graduate-level survey of concert music literature in Europe and the United States from approximately 1900 to the present. The main subjects of focus are musical style and structure during this period, and of the many remarkable changes which have occurred in the last century. Also examined are the relationships of concert music with major historical, cultural and political events, aesthetic and philosophical movements, and technological developments.
Units: 4
Course Type: Seminar