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Jonathan W Bernard
MUSIC 575
Seattle Campus
Development and discussion of current student and faculty research in compositional/analytical theory and metatheory.
Class description
Music 575 in Winter 2010 could be titled "Form(?) in Late 20th-Century Music." The course will be devoted, first of all, to considering how one could even speak of form in music of this period; and second, to analysis of the music of several composers active in the recent past of Western music whose own writings have engaged the issue of form in one way or another. The selection of those to appear in the syllabus is eclectic, made as it is from among the following: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Gyorgy Ligeti, Stefan Wolpe, Morton Feldman, and Steve Reich.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Seminar format
Recommended preparation
At least one 400-level course in the theory and/or analysis of 20th-21st century music, or equivalent preparation, is recommended. Prospective registrants for the course who have not taken Music 471 or 472 should not feel discouraged from enrolling, but are asked to consult with the instructor beforehand.
Class assignments and grading
readings selected from the writings of the composers as well as from the burgeoning scholarly literature on their work; other critical writings on form; musical analysis
one in-class presentation; final paper; class participation
