Musical Modernism 1890-1945

Undergraduate catalogue

An overview of modernism in European and Euro-American art music, including movements such as symbolism, expressionism, and neoclassicism. Required listening includes music of Bartók, Berg, Copland, Debussy, Ives, Mahler, Milhaud, Satie, Schoenberg, Scriabin, Stravinsky, and Varèse. Students may find it useful to have some prior experience with classical music, whether as listeners or performers. Ability to read music not required. Prerequisite: any music course, some classical music background, or instructor's permission.