20th century music got a bad press. An unrelenting focus on atonal music, supported by a group of mostly European composers alienated a large section of Classical music audiences for decades. Atonal and serial music was only one strand - there were numerous composers who had their own unique voices while still adhering to the basic tenets of tonality - Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Bartok, Ravel, Richard Strauss are a few names that come to mind immediately.
This course addresses this issue by steering clear of serialism and highlights these other musical styles instead.
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Courses: Live courses (on ZOOM) are held 3 times a year - in September, January and June. Each course consists of six, 90 minute sessions held on a Wednesday evening at 7.30pm (UK time). The sessions are recorded and edited into a video which is uploaded to the site, usually within a week. If you miss a session, you will be able to catch up by watching the recorded video in your own time. Some people prefer not to attend the LIVE sessions and just watch the recorded videos.
Videos: The Thinking Arts website has a growing catalogue of videos (currently 50+) which you will be able to access at any time. The videos are usually about 90 minutes long and cover a wide range of subjects - music history, chamber music, vocal music, the concerto, the symphony, contemporary music and many more.
- Stravinsky: Petrushka
- Bartok: Piano concerto no 1
- Lutoslawski: Livre Pour Orchestre
- Shostakovich Cello concerto no 2
- Ligeti Cello concerto and Xenakis
- Electroacoustivc Music - Schaeffer, Stockhausen, Smalley, Boulez, Dhomont
