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During our Forth Quarter we will be learning about the experimental
music of the avant-garde period. Significant composers
include , Olivier Messiaen, Henry Cowell, Conlon Noncarrow, Gyorgy
Ligeti, Guther Schuller, and John Cage.
Week 1 -- The Life and Music of Olivier Messiaen
Biographical information, synathesia, modes of limited transposition, bird calls, Quartet for the End of Time, ondes martenot, theremin, Three Small Liturgies on the Divine Presence
Week 2 -- Henry Cowell and Conlon Nancarrow
Biographical information, unusual piano techniques, use of player piano (pianola), The Banshee, tone cluster pieces, indeterminacy, player piano pieces, rhythmicon
Week 3 -- Gyorgy Ligeti and Gunther Schuller
Biographical information, Atmospheres, score study
Week 4 -- John Cage
Biographical information, Merce Cunningham, David Tudor, aleatoric
music, Indian influence and relationship to Western tradition, 4'33", Imaginary Landscapes for 11 Radios and 22 Performers, prepared piano, Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
Week 5 -- Philip Glass, John Adams, Henryck Gorecki
Biographical information, minimalism
Week 6, 7 -- Final Paper
How have non-musical elements influenced the music of the 20th Century?
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