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Academic Year 2000/2001

Introduction to Experimental Music
MUSC 109 FA

This course is a survey of recent electronic and instrumental works, with emphasis on the works of American composers. Starting with early experimentalists John Cage and Henry Cowell, germinal works of Earl Brown, Christian Wolff and Morton Feldman will be studied, followed by more recent electronic and minimal works of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, David Behrman, Gordon Mumma, Robert Ashley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Meredith Monk, finishing with younger crossover composers, including Laurie Anderson, Glenn Branca, John Zorn and others. The course includes lectures, demonstrations and performances, occasionally by guest lecturers.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Lucier,Alvin   

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: RHH003

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 100)

SR. major: 10   Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major: 10   SO: 30   FR: 40

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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