University of South Carolina
School of Music

BAIN MUSC 216
Theory of Twentieth-Century Music


C O U R S E   M O D U L E S
1. Tonality in the Late Nineteenth Century
2. Tonal Harmony in Jazz and Popular Music
3. An Introduction to the Techniques,
Materials and Analysis
of Twentieth-Century Music
4. Expanded Rhythmic Resources
5. Atonal Theory
6. Twelve-Tone Serialism
New Directions

Course Documents

  1. Syllabus (pdf)
  2. Reading and Analysis Schedule (pdf)
  3. Homework
  4. Exam 3 Extra Credit (pdf)
  5. Study Guides
  6. Module Outlines

Multimedia (userid/password required)

  1. Grove Music Dictionary Online
  2. Go to MUSC 525 Post-Tonal Music Theory Site
  3. Online Listening
  4. K/P 5/e Ch. 28 Examples in the Naxos Music Library
  5. Interactive Analytical Media

Reference

  1. McGraw Hill's K/P 5/e Web Site
  2. Tertian Harmony
    • Extended Tertian Harmony and Lead Sheet Symbols (pdf)
    • Lead Sheet Symbols (pdf)
  3. Scale Glossary (pdf)
  4. Modes: Major Pentatonic (pdf), Melodic Minor (pdf), and Messiaen's 7 Modes of Limited Transposition (pdf)
  5. Set Class List (pdf)
  6. Normal Form and Prime Form (pdf)
  7. Schoenberg and Hexachordal Combinatoriality (pdf)

Check it out

  1. Ives's Three Quarter-Tone Pieces (1924) for two pianos at Art of the States
  2. Henry Cowell's Musical Autobiography (April 6, 1961) on Internet Archieve. Cowell discusses and performs the The Tides of Manaunaun, Aeolian Harp, The Banshee, Fabric, and The Tiger for piano; also includes Ostinato Pianissimo for percussion orchestra; A Set of Five for violin, piano and percussion; and Cowell's Fourth Symphony.
  3. Steve Reich at the Whitney: A Celebration of the Composer’s 70th Birthday
  4. American Icons: Kind of Blue on PBS's Studio 360
  5. Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead on PBS's Performance Today
  6. Icon Artist: Michael Daugherty at AMC's New Music Box
  7. Annie Gosfield: Ghosts in the Machine at AMC's New Music Box
  8. A Brief History of Laptop Music by Marc Weidenbaum at AMC's New Music Box

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Updated: April 29, 2008

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