Syllabus, Spring 2007
Music History & Literature
MUSC 3132
Twentieth Century Music

COMPREHENSIVE LISTENING FINAL


You are responsible for recognizing and naming the titles and composers of the selections listed below. Make sure you have studied the score with each listening assignment.

NEW: For a few selected compositions, you will be asked to recognize the score (naming the work).

You will be asked to comment briefly on the compositions themselves (material used, compositional devices employed, style, philosophy behind the music, etc.). Do not be too intimidated by this list, because all of this music is SO individual and unique it is easily recognizable after only a few notes are heard.

Here is the complete list, with CD number, track, and page in the score anthology it begins on. YOU WILL ONLY BE TESTED ON THESE:

  • DEBUSSY Prélude à l'Aprés Midi d'un faune [CD 12:32] p. 396
  • DEBUSSY Prélude: "Voiles" [CD 12:40] p. 412
  • BARTOK Mikrokosmos, Bk 1 "Diminished Fifth" [CD 12:43] p. 414
  • IVES "The Cage" [CD 12:44] p. 415
  • IVES "The Things our Fathers Loved" [CD 12:45] pp. 416
  • STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du Printemps [CD 12:49] p. 421
  • DEBUSSY Golliwog's Cakewalk [CD 12:55] p. 429
  • BARTOK Dance No. 1 in Bulgarian Rhythm [CD 12:60] p. 435
  • MILHAUD Saudades do Brasil-"Gavea" [CD 13:2] p. 439
  • COWELL The Banshee [CD 13:4] p. 440
  • SCHOENBERG "Pierrot Lunaire": all excerpts [CD 13:5-9] pp. 441
  • WEBERN Op. 5 no. 4 from Five Pieces for String Quartet [CD 13:10] p. 447
  • BERG excerpt from "Wozzeck" [CD 13: 11] p. 448
  • SCHOENBERG Suite, Op. 25--Prelude OR Minuet [CD 13:18-23] p. 460
  • PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony, 3rd mvt [CD 13:30-32] p. 474
  • BARTOK Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste [CD 13:36-41] p.482
  • COPLAND Appalachian Spring [CD 13:45-54] p. 505
  • MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time 1st mvt [CD 13:55] p. 525
  • SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet #8 3rd mvt [CD 14:1-5] p. 529
  • PENDERECKI Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima [CD 14:15-19] p. 547
  • BABBITT No. 1, from Three Compositions for Piano [CD 14:20-22] p. 556
  • RILEY "In C" excerpt [CD 14:26] p. 563
  • REICH "It's Gonna Rain" [CD 14:27] - no score