Course content

Analysis of 20th Century Music 1

Code:

198544

Abbreviation:

UAT406

Higher education institution:

Arts Academy

ECTS credits:

3.0

Load:

30(L)

Issuing teachers:

prof. dr. sc. Mirjana Siriščević

Course contractors:

prof. dr. sc. Mirjana Siriščević (L)

Dino Gluić, mag. mus. (L)

Course description:

The main objectives of the course are: Get to know the origin and development of tonal and harmonic systems of the 20th century. Understanding the role of individual components of the musical language (tonal system, melody, harmony) in the construction of forms at the micro and macro level. Acquiring the skill of an analytical approach to a musical work. Acquiring the skill of classification and interpretation by analyzing the obtained results, orally and in writing. Each thematic unit is processed in two hours of lectures. - Tonality. Relationships and functions. - From fixing the first pitch to the tetrachord. - Ways of filling and connecting tetrachords. - Pentatonic. - Greek diatonic system. - Medieval mode system. - Appearance of polyphony, construction of triad, formation of cadence. - Formation of the major-minor system. - Monism and dualism. - Harmonic 12-tone baroque system. - Analysis of harmony of Bach chorales. - Analysis of the Kyrie movement from Bach's Mass in B minor. - Harmonic 15-tone classical system; extended tonality. - Analysis of Mozart's sonata in C minor - the constructive role of harmony. - Harmonic 18-tone system of romanticism; alterations, mode harmony.

Mandatory literature:

Vlastimir Peričić (1968): Razvoj tonalnog sistema

Vincent Persichetti (1961): Twentieth-Century Harmony

Recommended literature:

John Vincent (1974): The Diatonic Modes in Modern Music

Dejan Despić (1971): Teorija tonaliteta

Learning outcomes:

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

2. Form one's own mature artistic concepts.

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

4. Synthetise acquired technical, formal and sound-shaping knowledge and skills and apply them in composing works for smaller symphony orchestra, chamber brass orchestra combining them with solo instruments or voice.

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

6. Use music notation software.

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

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

9. Play music scores of choral and orchestral compositions on the piano.

Enrollment prerequisites:

Harmony IV (passed)

Course in study programme:

Code	Name of study	Level of study	Semester	Required/Elective
7	Glazbena teorija	undergraduate	7	required
10	Kompozicija	undergraduate	7	required

Legend

L - Lectures