In this subject, we explore representative styles of Western art music from 1900 to the present. The music will be examined from a number of perspectives including nationalist and internationalist currents, modernist tendencies and the quest for order and disorder, and with reference to wider socio-cultural contexts. The music of Australia will also be studied in relation to corresponding global trends.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
understand and contextualise music from the 20th century to the present
undertake basic scholarly work using the bibliographic tools of music to discus the music of the period covered
develop critical listening/score-reading skills for engagement with the music of the period
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have developed:
a capacity for independent critical thought
an openess to new ideas
knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing