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Listen to This: A Beginner's Guide to 20th Century Classical Music

During this 5-course online survey series, NCMC faculty member Nick Davies will contextualize art of the 20th century, exploring the breakdown of the established classical music tradition. Beginning with revolutionary works by Debussy, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, moving through to the jagged Modernist giants, and ending with the diverse and eclectic works of the modern era, we will discover this rich musical history through a philosophical and aesthetic lens that questions the nature and purpose of art.

Week 1: Fin-de-siècle: The End of Common Practice, 1894-1913, February 3
Week 2: Riots and Scandal: The Rite of Spring and the Second Viennese School, 1913-1935, February 10
Week 3: Music at a Crossroads: Neoclassicism and Modernism, 1935-1964, February 17
Week 4: The Other Side of the Pond: American Minimalists, Chance Music and Experimentalists, 1964-1987, February 24
Week 5: What Now? A Look at Music of Today, 1987-modern era, March 3