Introduction to Experimental Music
MUSC 109
Fall 2023
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This course is a survey of recent and historical electronic and instrumental experimental works. MUSC 109 begins with early experimentalists and germinal works of John Cage, then quickly moves to a wide range of composers working with idiosyncratic electronics, invented instruments, intermedia, sound art, and many other areas of sound exploration and inquiry.
Artists works include (and are not limited to) Henry Cowell, Earle Brown, Christian Wolff, Morton Feldman, Anthony Braxton, La Monte Young, Terry Riley, David Behrman, Gordon Mumma, Alvin Lucier, La Monte Young, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Robert Ashley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Laurie Anderson, Arthur Russell, John Zorn, and Julius Eastman. The course includes discussions of recent work by composers, performers, and sound artists such as Pamela Z, Tristan Perich, Guillermo Galindo, Lesley Flanigan, Jace Clayton (DJ /rupture), Holly Herndon, Raven Chacon, Jennifer Walshe, and Object Collection.
The course includes lectures, demonstrations, and performances, and occasional visits by special guests. |
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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: 75% - 89% |
| 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. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
There are no pre-requisites for the course. Music notation will be discussed in the course, though a background or fluency in reading and writing music is not required. |
| Instructor(s): Matthusen,Paula Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: RHH003; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 20 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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