MUSIC 2209 - History of Western Music III: Postwar Music and Sound

(LA-AS, ALC-AS, HST-AS) (CU-ITL)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Permission of instructor required.

B. Piekut.

This course, intended for music majors, music minors, and suitably interested non-majors and non-minors, surveys the vast terrain and diverse topography of music since 1945. Involving a comprehensive listening component alongside score study and a wide range of primary and secondary sources, the course is designed to develop students’ knowledge of repertory, musical institutions, and social practices; it also aims to equip them with the means to think critically about music and texts amid shifting historical contexts. Topics will include electronic music, sound art, improvisation, minimalism, and noise.