Introduction to Experimental Music
MUSC 109
Fall 2020
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This course is a survey of recent electronic and instrumental works, with emphasis on the works of American composers. Starting with early experimentalists John Cage and Henry Cowell, germinal works of Earl Brown, Christian Wolff, and Morton Feldman will be studied, followed by more recent electronic and minimal works of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, David Behrman, Gordon Mumma, Robert Ashley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Meredith Monk, and finishing with younger crossover composers, including Laurie Anderson, Glenn Branca, and John Zorn. The course includes lectures, demonstrations, and performances, occasionally by guest lecturers. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (MUSC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
REQUIRED:
Alvin Lucier, MUSC 109, 1st ed., Wesleyan University Press, ISBN-10: 0819572977
Michael Nyman, EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, ISBN-10: 0521653835
OPTIONAL:
John Cage, SILENCE, 50th Anniversary Ed., Wesleyan University Press, ISBN: 978-0-8195-7176-2
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two quizzes on specific topics and composers. One midterm, final essay and two creative projects. |
| Instructor(s): Kuivila,Ronald J. Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: RHH003; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 28 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 8 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 12 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 4 |
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