MUSIC 169A - String Quartets of Shostakovich and Bartók

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course explores the string quartets of Dmitrii Shostakovich and Béla Bartók from theperformer's perspective. Students focus on the unique ways these composers reconciled their nationalistic and ethnocentric roots with an emerging modernist aesthetic. Readings help place the works in social and political context.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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