An exploration of the so-called "New Polish School of Composition," which emerged after the death of Stalin and became one of the leading musical movements in postwar Europe, represented by composers Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Gorecki, Serocki, Baird, and Kilar, among many others. The course will be both historical and analytical in nature and discuss musical concepts such as sonorism and limited aleatoricism, while reflecting on their potential application in contemporary (21st-century) composition.