MYL 597E - Topics in 20th Century Analysi

Course Objectives

1. Through focused, intensive analysis and comparative readings to generate an
understanding of compositional practices and formal coherence in twentieth century
music,
2. To increase awareness of the materials and aesthetic issues of twentieth-century music

Course Description

Current trends in Bartók Research: Polymodal Chromaticism, Symmetry inside tonal forms, 20th
Century Contrapuntal Techniques, Golden Section proportions, Inversional Symmetry,
Transpositional Combination, Z-cells, Interval expansion and contraction, Clues from sketches,
note spellings, rhythmic notation, Musicological background,