MUSIC 339 - Perspectives in 20th Century Music

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

As the dust begins to settle on the 20th century, the outlines of its musical history emerge more clearly-acknowledged masterpieces, unacknowledged masterpieces, turning points, false starts and roads not taken, fallen idols, and outright flops. This seminar examines an eclectic crosssection of works, under such rubrics asMusic and Painting (Hindemith, Mathis der Maler); Music and Transcendentalism (Ives, "Concord" Sonata);Music and Sex (Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth); Music and Ideology (Brecht-Weill, Mahagonny); Music and Race (Gershwin, Porgy and Bess); Great Incomprehensibles (Carter, Double Concerto); Academic Composers (Babbitt, Philomel, and works by Bard composers); Songs by Bessie Smith and Cole Porter; and Great Flops (Stravinsky, Mavra).

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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