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This course will help students develop a critical awareness of the history and practice of experimental music in the 1950s to 1980s, particularly focusing on the experimental music in North America and Continental Europe. What is experimental music? What historical and aesthetica significance does experimental music in the 50s onward on a diverse range of today's music making (classical and popular music)? By conducting a wide-ranging survey of music from Cage, Feldman, Ashley, Young, Conrad and Reich, happenings by Fluxus, electronic and minimal music, the course encourages students to survey and explore various experimental ideas for their compositional project.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Session | Second Sub Session | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will survey the development of experimental music since the early 1950s in North American and Continental Europe, focusing on the history, key composers and compositions, and techniques. Along the way, the course will always make links between experimental music as a historical concept and as a contemporary theme. Throughout the course, the students will be strongly encouraged to break away from the typical concert-based musical work to seek out new and experimental ideas and framework for their compositional and performance practice.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: Final composition (100%)
Resit: 3000-word essay of the topic agreed by the course coordinator
There are no assessments for this course.
Oral feedback will be provided on contribution to seminars and presentations.
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