Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Mus 421 Analysis of Contemporary Music

Thorough study of compositional techniques and structural devices used in contemporary art music. Topics include formal, harmonic, and rhythmic aspects of the music. Impressionism, serialism, set theory, indeterminacy and minimalism are addressed. The focus is on post- tonal music.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Mus 211, Mus 212, Mus 213.
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