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    This document provides information for a university music course on modernism and national identities in the 20th and 21st centuries. It outlines the repertoire, including works by Ives, Gershwin, Crawford Seeger, and Copland, and readings for the first unit focusing on modernism in America. It assigns students to select one of the composers and write a 300-word analysis describing what makes their music uniquely American and how it connects to European classical and romantic traditions, citing specific musical attributes from their works.

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    603 Week 3 Outline

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    This document provides information for a university music course on modernism and national identities in the 20th and 21st centuries. It outlines the repertoire, including works by Ives, Gershwin, Crawford Seeger, and Copland, and readings for the first unit focusing on modernism in America. It assigns students to select one of the composers and write a 300-word analysis describing what makes their music uniquely American and how it connects to European classical and romantic traditions, citing specific musical attributes from their works.

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    MHL 603: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Music

    Professor Michael Gilbertson

    Unit 1: Modernism and National Identities

    Modernism in America

    Repertoire:
    Charles Ives (1974-1954): Tom Sails Away (1917)
    Ives: The Unanswered Question (1908)
    George Gershwin (1898-1937): An American In Paris (1928)
    Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) String Quartet Mov. III Andante (1931)
    Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Billy the Kid (1938)

    Readings:
    Various short readings included.

    Assignment: Select one of the composers from today’s list. In approximately 300 words,
    describe what characteristics make their music uniquely American, and what
    characteristics tie them to European classical and romantic traditions. Be specific: cite or
    discuss particular measure numbers, themes, harmonies, movements, instruments, or
    other attributes of their music to support your ideas.

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