Day: April 10, 2008
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(musTh 212) Assignment: Postmodern analysis
Due Monday, April 14th: Listen to the following four pieces, all of which are in a folder titled “PostmodernListening” in my iLocker account. Desi, by Michael Daugherty Bug-Mudra, by Tod Machover Forbidden Fruit, by John Zorn Chamber Symphony – Roadrunner movement, by John Adams For each piece, identify any postmodern elements that you can hear.…
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(musTh 212) Lecture Notes: Modernism and Postmodernism
For our purposes, Modernism and Postmodernism are best thought of as broad movements, rather than historical time periods. Some people refer to them as projects, ongoing efforts at achieving certain philosophical aims. Although we could spend a couple of semesters talking about nothing else but “what is…”, I’d like to offer up a list of…