MUSI 344 - Musical Modernism

The contemporary period (20th-21st centuries) in music history is a complex epoch characterized by progressive growth across multiple domains: harmony, rhythm, texture, style. This course investigates the ideologies behind the many new ways of thinking about and creating modern music, and surveys the major music-makers of the period (Debussy to Miles Davis and beyond) and their works. Prerequisite(s): MUSI 113 Spring semester. (4 Credits)