MUS 2207 - Twentieth Century Music

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CUNY New York City College of Technology

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AES Core 3 cl hrs, 3 cr Innovations in music since the turn of the century. The contributions of Debussy, Bartok, Stravinsky. Schoenberg, Webern, Varese and others are reviewed and discussed. The traditional musical landmarks of the past studied in terms of recent aesthetic considerations. The structural foundations which served the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries are considered in terms of how contemporary composers have altered and reshaped them. The avant-garde ideas of musique concrete, electronic and aleatoric music are treated in depth. Prerequisite: ENG 1101/EG 101

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.citytech.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 260-5500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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