This course will cover composition techniques and theoretical systems developed and used during the historical period between the end of WWII and present with an emphasis to musical form. It will include the following modules:
Most topics will be accompanied by Lecture notes including score fragments, articles and concise smmaries of the subjects presented. It is recommended that all these notes be printed and collected in a binder to serve as review materials.
There will be five assignments, and five required readings (articles by Boulez, Brün, Eco, Stockhausen, and Xenakis) which will be discussed in class. Participation in such discussions will count toward class participation and the final grade. There will also be four short (up to 15 min.) listening quizzes. A list of works included on each quiz may be found in Listening Quizzes.
The grading:
5 Assignments, 10% each 50%
4 Listening quizzes, 4% each 16%
5 Reading assignments/class participation 14%
Final 20%
The grades:
98-100 A+ 93-97 A 90-92 A-
88-90 B+ 83-87 B 80-82 B-
78-80 C+ 73-77 C 70-72 C-
68-70 D+ 63-67 D 60-82 D-
0-60 F
Attendance
A student may be absent without excuse three times throughout the semester.
For each absence more than three, your final grade will be reduced 0.5%.
Homework will not be accepted if turned in late due to an unexcused absence.
Excused absences include professional obligations, religious observances,
and mandatory athletic or organizational events Other excused absences include
documented illnesses and personal or family emergencies as describedby the
Office of the Dean of Students:
http://studentcode.illinois.edu/article1_part5_1-501.html
Please read carefully:
According to Article 1, Part IV, section 402 of the University of Illinois
Student Code, plagiarism is defined as representing the
words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic endeavor. This includes
copying another student's paper or working with another person when both submit
similar papers without authorization to satisfy an individual assignment.
This constitutes an infraction of academic integrity that may result in a
variety of penalties as well as a permanent record of the infraction being
placed in your student file (see
http://admin.illinois.edu/policy/code/article1_part4_1-403.html
[ms6.express.cites.illinois.edu]).
Please follow this link and read carefully: http://police.illinois.edu/emergencyplanning/general/
Disabilities
If you have a disability that requires special testing accommodations or other
classroom modifications,you should notify meand the Division of Disability
Resources and Educational Services (DRES) no later than the 2nd week of the
term. You may be asked to provide documentation of your disability to
determine the appropriateness of accommodations. To notify DRES,
call 217.333.4603 (Voice or TTY) or send them an email at disability@uiuc.edu.
Their Office is located at 1207 S. Oak St. in Champaign.
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