57-258 20th Century Techniques

Units: 6.0 Department: Music Prerequisites: 57-153 Related URLs: http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/music This course is open to all music majors and required for sophomore composition majors. The most important techniques from Debussy to the present will be reviewed in terms of melody, harmony, and form. Tonality, serialism, and aleatoric devices will be studied. Compositional techniques of the 20th Century are put into perspective and compared with other developments in the arts. The class is conducted as an open forum in which discussions are encouraged.

Popularity index Rank for this semester: #1036 Rank in this department: #64   Students also scheduled 57-203 Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque ... 57-338 Sound Editing and Mastering 33-114 Physics of Musical Sound 54-166 Introduction to Sound Design for Th... 57-202 Opera History 57-333 Band and Choral Arranging 99-102 Computing Skills Workshop 82-222 Intermediate German II 57-521 Major Studio (Composition) 57-442 Analytical Techniques

Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	9:30 - 11:20 am	F	Vali	MM 116