British and Irish music since 1900

City Lit

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course charts the history of British and Irish art music from the early twentieth century to the present day. We will consider several key musical relationships between the two countries and also explore their idiosyncracies. Tutor:Edward Henderson [external website].

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Location

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- Chart the history of British and Irish classical music from the 1900s to the present day.
- Display a broad understanding of the musical trajectories listed above
- Feel confident undertaking further reading and listening of related works
- Be able to critically engage with music journalism in this field (e.g. concert reviews, composer biographies).

Please bring a notebook and pen.
You may wish to buy some of the music or books recommended in class.

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Subjects

  • Music
  • Irish

Course programme

- Victoriana: Elgar and Stanford
- Britten: a survey of several key works
- Modernism and the Manchester School : Birtwistle
- Contemporary grand opera: George Benjamin and Thomas Adès
- Post-Minimalism: Andrew Hamilton and Gerald Barry
- The Irish Avant Garde: Jennifer Walshe.

The classes will be a mixture of lecturing, listening to music and discussion. Wider reading and research will be suggested but there will not be any compulsory ‘homework’. It is hoped that you will be interested to read a little about these works between classes.

Additional information

We recommend: Experimental and Postmodern music: Satie and beyond To find out more about music appreciation classes and to read some of our recommendations, please see the blog post Music history and appreciation: the 2018/19 programme which lists our full programme of classes listed by term, and by day of the week. You may then click on each title to read the full course outline. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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