Music 347: Music History 4
Fact Sheet

Professor: Hubert Howe
E-mail address: Hubert.Howe@qc.cuny.edu
Office: New Music Building, Room 350
Telephone: 718-997-FUNK (997-3865)
Course Web site: http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/hhowe/music347/

Class Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 1:40 PM to 2:55 PM in room 351

Assignments: The subject of the course is music in the 20th and 21st centuries, or until the present. The assignments for the course include a review of a concert of new music and a term paper on a composer from a list that will be given to you, including the analysis of at least one piece of music by that composer which you have studied in depth with the score. In order to acquire information on the composer, you may use the library, the internet, or even conversations with the composer him- or herself or persons who knew the composer.

Examinations: There will be a final examination, given during the examination period. It will include identification of works through listening and essay questions. A list of repertory studied will be updated on the web site periodically throughout the course. Your grade will include an evaluation of your classroom performance.

Textbook and reference materials: There is no textbook required for the course. The only books I recommend are Robert P. Morgan's Twentieth-Century Music and Music Since 1945: Issues, Materials and Literature by Elliott Schwartz and Daniel Godfrey. Rather than textbooks, I suggest that you read biographical writings about the composers and analytical studies of their music. A bibliography of such materials is given here. It is more important to listen to and study the scores yourself than to read books about the music. When you do a report on the work of a composer, you should consult several references in the Music Library and on the internet.