MUSC 2082 - Music History II: 1800 Through Present

1. Music in the new Millennia
   1. Music from around the world
2. Music of the Modern Era
   1. Modernist Aesthetics
   2. Impressionism, Expressionism, Primitivism, Neoclassical
   3. Serial Music/atonality
   4. The Post-Romantic Symphony
   5. The rise of recorded music
   6. Film Music
   7. Jazz
3. Music of the Postmodern Era
   1. Postmodern Aesthetics
   2. Chance Music/Aleatory music
   3. Electronic Music
   4. Minimalism
   5. The rise of Rock and Pop
4. Music of the Romantic Era
   1. Romantic Aesthetics
   2. Program Music/Absolute Music
   3. Nationalism
   4. Romantic Genres
      1. Lied
      2. Program Symphony
      3. Music Drama
      4. Character Piece
      5. Tone Poem
      6. Romantic Opera
   5. The artist as Hero
   6. The Dichotomy between art music and popular music

1. Articulate the changing relationship between music and society in the Romantic, Modern, and Postmodern eras
2. Discuss significant works of Western classical music from the Romantic, Modern, and Postmodern eras
3. Describe the development of music notation, theory, and aesthetics from 1800 to the present
4. Discuss the life and works of major composers of Western classical music since 1800
5. Discuss the development of musical style and form from 1800 to the Present
6. Discuss the development of significant music genres, including orchestra, opera, and chamber music from 1800 to the Present
7. Identify significant music works from 1800 to the Present by ear and by sight

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