MUSC 4446 - Music of the Modern and Postmodern Eras

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P: MUSC 1406, MUSC 2406, MUSC 2416. Detailed examination of central analytical, historiographical, and philosophical issues in music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including conceptual developments in traditional genres, as well as serialism, electronic music, minimalism, and crossovers with vernacular and popular styles. Individual class sessions focus on selected individual works, along with consideration of their historical and cultural context.