Course content

Aspects of the 20th century music I

Code:

100009

Abbreviation:

UAT902

Higher education institution:

Arts Academy

ECTS credits:

3.0

Load:

30(L)

Issuing teachers:

prof. dr. sc. Davorka Radica

Course contractors:

prof. dr. sc. Davorka Radica (L)

Course description:

Thematic units: - General features of 20th century music; - Impressionism, musical impressionism; - Features of musical language c. Debussy - C. Debussy: Prelude III, E minor, analysis; - C. Debussy: Prelude IV, A major, analysis; - Musical expressionism; - Second Viennese School; - A. Schőnberg, compositional stages; - A. Schönberg. Nacht, Pierrot lunaire, analysis; - A. Webern: Fünf Canons op. 16, analysis; - A. Schönberg: Drei Klavierstücke, op.11, analysis; - A. Schönberg: Variations for orchestra op.31, analysis Seminar papers: C. Debussy, preludes for piano.

Mandatory literature:

O. Messiaen (1944): Technique de mon langage musical

C. Kohoutek (1984): Tehnika komponovanja u muzici 20. veka

W. Gieseler (1975): Komposition im 20. Jahrhundert

Ch. Rosen (2003): Arnold Schönberg

I. Stravinski (2009): Poetika glazbe u šest predavanja

Learning outcomes:

1. List the features of musical impressionism and musical expressionism

2. - Explain the connection between late romantic musical characteristics and New music;

3. - Analyze compositions of impressionistic stylistic determination;

4. - Explain the meaning and structural significance of the interval cell;

5. - Explain the basic features and technique of composing dodecaphony;

6. - Analyze compositions written using the 12-tone composition technique;

7. Write a seminar paper with an elaborate analysis of a piano piece by C.A. Debussy.

8. Analyse and interpret different components of a musical work such as musical form, composition technique, harmonic and polyphonic component, orchestration.

9. Form one's own mature artistic concepts.

10. Sing, prima vista, a demanding tonal and atonal example.

11. Synthetise the acquired knowledge and skills in the fields of music-theory or music-methodology.

12. Compose a smaller opera.

13. Compose larger one-movement compositions for a large symphony orchestra.

14. Compose larger multi-composition compositions for a symphony orchestra with combinations with soloists or choir, and with the use of added orchestral instruments or electronics.

15. Compose larger multi-movement compositions for a symphony orchestra.

16. Aurally recognise musical artwork with regard to the historical period of origin, stylistic and compositional characteristics, style and tonal provenance.

17. Aurally recognise musical artwork with regard to the historical period of origin, stylistic and compositional characteristics, style, instrumental composition and tonal provenance.

18. Use music notation software.

19. Create one's own artistic ideas based on electronic sound.

20. Collaborate in the field of music creation in art institutions, media, libraries and music publications.

Course in study programme:

Code	Name of study	Level of study	Semester	Required/Elective
19	Flauta	graduate	1	elective
20	Gitara	graduate	1	elective
22	Glazbena kultura	graduate	1	elective
23	Glazbena teorija	graduate	1	required
25	Klarinet	graduate	1	elective
26	Kompozicija	graduate	1	required
30	Violončelo	graduate	1	elective
31	Viola	graduate	1	elective
32	Violina	graduate	1	elective
48	Saksofon	graduate	1	elective

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