Mus 521 Analysis of Contemporary Music
Thorough study of compositional techniques and structural devices used in contemporary art music. Topics include formal, harmonic, and rhythmic aspects of the music. Impressionism, serialism, set theory, indeterminacy and minimalism are addressed. The focus is on post- tonal music.
Slash Listed Courses
Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as
Mus 421 and may be taken only once for credit.