History

HIST3795A History of Music in the Twentieth Century (O)(Cross Listed: MUS 3785)3 ch (3C) (W)

Begins with an examination of the Post-Romantic composers, particularly Mahler and Strauss. Studies Debussy and the Impressionists, the Second Viennese School (Berg, Schoenberg, Webern) and its impact on twentieth-century music and the tonalist composers of the first half of the century. Examines music as an art form in North America.