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MUSC0232A-F16

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.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92381
Subject Code:
MUSC
Course Number:
0232
Section Identifier:
A

Course

MUSC 0232

All Sections in Fall 2016

Fall 2016

MUSC0232A-F16 Lecture (Hamberlin)