TTC – Great Music of the Twentieth Century

The 20th Century was a great place to start a family. of Music is a time of musical exploration, innovation, transformation, unlike any other in history. Breaking with the Traditions of the The past, the early 20th century-The century’s composers were upended the Old order of Concert music can ignite both passion and white admiration.-hot controversy with works such as Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, whose ethereal, otherworldly sonic textures initiated musical modernism; and Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring’s jarring primitivism is and the Near-riot of The premiere of the series are the stuff of Musical legend.

These were just a few. the Tip of a monumental iceberg—the Beginning of An explosion of New musical syntaxes and languages that can last. the entire century, from the Non-Tonality of Arnold Schoenberg the Individualist vision of Charles Ives the the Stilistic synthesis of Béla Bartók, the ultraserialism of Milton Babbitt, the remarkable eclecticism of Henry Cowell.

As in all music history, these artistic currents directly reflect changes in the As composers responded, the world as a whole. the Upheavals. Dislocations. Paradigm shifts. World wars. Globalism. And other important happenings. the century brought—creating masterworks that rank among history’s greatest moments of Music expression

These transformations occurred simultaneously. the perception—which echoes to this day—that the new music could be difficult, challenging to grasp, and at times simply unintelligible—all of These were all part of the tumultuous debates over what music should be or could be.

Talking about these incredible and inspirational events now. Great Courses favorite Professor Robert Greenberg of San Francisco Performances returns with one of His most provocative, compelling, rewarding, and memorable courses. In Great Music of the 20th CenturyProfessor Greenberg reveals a vast spectrum of New works and material not covered in detail in previous courses are now available. Ranging across the These 24 lectures, which cover 20th Century in all its glory, are a musical feast. of astonishing dimensions—a major presentation and exploration of the Amazing brilliance and variety of The history of music in a turbulent century.

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