Musical Theory and Analysis - 1950 to the present
Code
711021004
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências Musicais
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To develop technical and conceptual skills on the 2nd half of 20th century musical analysis domain as well as analytical skills on recent music;
b) To know the main currents of music-theoretical thought, contextualizing the musical phenomena emerged during this period on its technological, sociological and aesthetic aspects;
c) To be able to reflect and discuss, by means of musical analysis practice, the paradigms of musical composition from the second half of 20th century and to know the main techniques emerging as well as composers and major works taking into account the compositional and performative practices inherent to the studied period.
d) To develop auditory skills of music analysis of non-tonal music.
Prerequisites
Although it is not essential, the previous frequency of \"Musical Theory and Analysis - 1890 to 1950\" is advisable
Subject matter
1. Detailed discussion of the main musical currents emerging since the Second World War as well as composers and techniques with special focus on serial and spectral techniques, and also \"sound based\" techniques, new-complexities and new-simplicities.
2. Detailed study of compositional technics ana aesthetical issues on about the of those periode by the practice of musical analysis on a limited number representative musical works.
The triggering aspects of these new techniques of composition will be addressed studied as well as the aesthetic approaches resulting therefrom.
Special attention will be given to the work of some important composers of the second half of the twentieth century such as Boulez, Berio, Stockhausen, Xenakis, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Lachenmann, among others.
3. New musical analysis paradigms emerged in recent years, adapted to the analysis of the compositional techniques and aesthetics studied, as well as to electroacoustic or mixed-music, will be presented.
Bibliography
BOSSEUR, Jean-Yves; MICHEL, Pierre. (2007) Musiques contemporaines : Perspectives analytiques (1950-1985). Paris. Minerve.
BOSSEUR, Jean-Yves. (1999) Révolutions musicales: La musique contemporaine depuis 1945. Paris. Minerve.
COHEN-LÉVINAS, Danielle. (2001) La Création après la Musique Contemporaine. Paris. LHarmattan.
DELIÈGE, Célestin. (2003) Cinquante ans de modernité musicale: de Darmstadt à l´IRCAM. Bruxelles. Editions Mardaga.
Iddon, Martin (2013) New Music at Darmstadt:
Nono, Stockhausen, Cage, and Boulez, NY, Cambridge University Press.
Paddison, Max. Deliège, Irène ( 2010) Contemporary Music. Theoretical Aand Philosophical Perspectives, Ashgate Publishing.
Teaching method
50% practical sessions, 50% of the lectures.
The course will combine theoretical exposition, discussion of musical examples and musical analysis practice as well as auditory analysis practice.
Evaluation method
Active participation at practical work and discussion sessions (10%). A paper on musical analysis (30%). One or two assessment(s) (60%).