Music 344: Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries  

Edgard Varèse. Photo in the Public Domain, couresty of Wikipedia Commons. Accessed 9/3/10

You have two library-related assignments for this course:

• A "bibliographic refresher" of questions put together by Dr. Hanson.  This assignment will introduce you to some new resources in music of the 20th/21st centuries as well as show you how to use familiar sources in new ways.

• An 8-10 page paper in which you:
  
  • Select a musical composition created 1920 - present
  • Analyze the music and, if applicable, text
  • Research the work's context within
    
    • the composer's output
    • its regional or generic context
    • its overall time period
  • Devise a thesis based upon the above findings

Use the resources described in this guide to assist with your research for both assignments.