BEYOND THE END:
Music and Culture in the Twentieth Century
SYNOPSIS of MUSIC 138S
If Spengler is right, that Western Culture reached its peak in the 19th
century, is it all downhill from Wagner on? Or is there a new world
developing, which we can immerse ourselves in through experiencing the
arts? From Stravinsky to Glass, from Schoenberg to Cage, from Monet
to Mondrian, to Elvis, to Ellington, the arts have offered new views
of the world.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
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