Steve Reich wins 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music

Composer Steve Reich has been awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music. This is a significant development, since the Pulitzer has often gone to establishment composers who work in academically approved styles. Minimalism was for years an outsider style disdained by academic composers, but now it is clearly becoming part of the establishment.

Electronic music

• Moog synthesizer demonstration by Marc Doty

Final exam review

The final exam review is now published. It is available by selecting "Exam review" at right.

Syllabus and outline update

I have filled in the syllabus for the remainder of the course and do not anticipate any further revisions. If you have printed out the syllabus in the past, please be sure to print out a new copy.

Also, please note that I have revised the course outline to correspond with the syllabus.

Review for exam 2

The review guide for exam 2 is now complete. See the link at right under Class Resources.

John Cage at BSO Online Conservatory

Exhibit on John Cage at Boston Symphony Orchestra Online Conservatory (select "Cage, The Seasons" at top right)

New feature: Boston concert listings

Please note the new link for "Boston concert listings" under Class Resources at right. You will find this list of resources useful as you plan your final project.