May 19, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

MUS 352 - Western Classical Music from 1900 to the Present


Musical traditions in Western classical music from Gustav Mahler through Laurie Anderson, Kaija Saariaho,and Pamela Z. Consideration of the central genres of orchestral, vocal, and chamber music as well as performance art, and their transformations by various cultural and technological forces. Emphasis is on learning to think historically, building familiarity with representative genres, connecting music to its social and cultural contexts, cultivating listening skills, and developing writing skills.

4 credits

Prerequisite(s): MUS 322  and MUS 351 

DEC: G

SBC: ESI, GLO, HFA+