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MUSC 0232

Music in the United States

Music in the United States
In this course we will examine folk, classical, and popular music in the United States from the 17th century to the present. We will use historical and analytical approaches to gain insight into the music, the musicians, and the social and cultural forces that have shaped them. Students will explore music’s relation to historical events, other artistic movements, technological changes, and questions of national identity and ethnicity. Topics will include music in the British colonies, minstrelsy, American opera and orchestras, jazz, popular music, and the experimentalist composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Music reading skills are useful but not required. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Subject:
Music
Department:
Music
Division:
Arts
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR ART NOR
Equivalent Courses:
AMST 1055
AMST 0232
MUSC 1055 *

Sections in Spring 2008

Spring 2008

MUSC0232A-S08 Lecture (Hamberlin)