German music since 1900

City Lit

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course surveys classical music in Germany from the twentieth into the twenty first centuries. During this period of huge political turbulence we will look at the importance of music as the nation made and remade itself. Tutor: Edward Henderson [external website].

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Chart the history of classical music in Germany from C20th 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

Course programme

- Maximalism: Mahler’s symphonies
- Expressionism: Schoenberg’s monodrama and the 2nd Viennese School
- Music in the Weimar Republic (Kurt Weill)
- Music in the Third Reich (Richard Strauss)
- Music in post war Germany (Stockhausen)
- Contemporary music in Germany (Lachenmann and Furrer).

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: British and Irish music since 1900 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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