5-week course (afternoons): The Symphony is Dead, Long Live the Symphony! - New Approaches to Symphonic Form in the 20th Century

The symphony has been proclaimed dead as a major and meaningful form of orchestral discourse since the middle of the 19th century, but composers have never stopped writing them. This course looks at various examples from the 20th century which actually set out to redefine the genre, seeking new approaches to writing major orchestral utterances without relying on its traditional formal aspects. Individual works to be looked at will include Charles Ives's Fourth Symphony, Roberto Gerhard's Third and Fourth Symphonies, Lutoslawski's Second Symphony and symphonies by Alfred Schnittke.

Dates for this course are: Thursdays 2:30-4:00pm May 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5

Anyone can enrol! Please contact Ruth Hill, Lifelong Learning Administrator, to enrol

• Course fee: £37.50
• Accreditation: 5 credits at Level 0