Music 401 - Styles:Post-Tonal Music

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Allegheny College

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Description:

An extensive survey of post-tonal music from early Stravinsky to the present time. The course concerns successors to the Major-minor key system, including atonality, polytonality, Viennese serialism, mid-century developments such as minimalism, event-based music, chance music, and the belief that all sound, including silence, is music. Two days per week. Credit: Two semester hours. Prerequisites: Music 287 and Music 400.

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2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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