| Professor: | Hubert Howe |
| E-mail address: | Hubert.Howe@qc.cuny.edu |
| Office: | New Music Building, Room 350 |
| Telephone: | 718-997-FUNK (997-3865) |
Class Hours: Wednesday 4:40 PM to 7:30 P.M. in room 351
Web Site: This document, the class syllabus, and all relevant materials will be placed on the internet web site devoted to this course. You should check it regularly. Communication will also be made by email if necessary, so please inform the instructor of any changes in your email address.
Assignments: The subject of the course is music in the second half of the 20th century, or since the second world war. The assignments for the course include a review of a concert of new music and an oral presentation on a composer from a list that will be given to you, including the playing of at least one piece of music by that composer which you have studied in depth with the score. This is an integral part of the course, in that several of the composers whom we will study will be presented to the class through these reports. In order to acquire information on the composer, you may use the library, the internet, or even conversations with the composer him- or herself or persons who knew the composer.
Examinations: There will be a final examination, given during the examination period. It will include identification of works through listening and essay questions. A list of repertory studied will be placed on the web site and updated regularly throughout the semester. Your grade will include an evaluation of your classroom performance.
Textbook and reference materials: There is no textbook required for the course. The only books recommended are Robert P. Morgan's Twentieth-Century Music, Elliott Schwartz and Daniel Godfrey’s Music Since 1945: Issues, Materials, and Literature, and Joan Peyser’s To Boulez and beyond: music in Europe since The Rite of Spring. The only materials that are suggested are biographical writings about the composers and analytical studies of their music. A bibliography of such materials will be distributed. It is more important to listen to and study the scores yourself than to read books about the music. When you do a report on the work of a composer, you should consult several references in the Music Library, on the internet, or elsewhere.
Listening material: Listening material will be posted to the internet, through this web site.