Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

MUS 4902 - Special Topics in Post-Tonal Analysis


Analysis of 20th-century music, with some attention paid to late 19th-century chromaticism. Specific pieces, genres, and topics will vary.

Requisites: C- or better in (MUS 2020 and 2040)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will analyze short excerpts and entire works numerous times during the term.
  • Students will present analyses of post-tonal music orally to their peers.
  • tudents will acquire the tools enabling them to produce meaningful analyses of chromatic and post-tonal music.
  • tudents will write a paper analyzing a post-tonal work.


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