MUSC 3550 - 20th-Century Techniques

Institution:

University of Utah

Subject:

Music

Description:

This course covers diverse topics in music theory relevant to the study of 20th-century concert music. Topics may include Modernism, Neo-Classicism, Post-Modernism, chromatic and atonal voice leading, harmonic function based on symmetrical divisions of the octave, music at the limits of tonality, pitch-class set theory (with the emphasis on transpositional equivalence and inversional symmetry), pitch-centricity, and twelve-tone/serial procedures. The course may also cover musical practices prevalent since 1950, including minimalism, aleatoric procedures, and other techniques. Prerequisites: "C" or better in MUSC 2110.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utah.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 581-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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