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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Study of symphonic literature. The growth of the orchestra, symphonic forms and major symphonies. Only one of A Mus 213 and 313Z may be taken for credit.
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3.00 Credits
American music from 1620 to the present. Prerequisite(s): one 100- or 200-level music lecture course or equivalent experience. Only one of A Mus 214 and 334 may be taken for credit.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will deal with two basic issues: the evolution of musical thought throughout Latin America from pre-Hispanic times to the present, and the relationship between musical manifestations and the prevailing social order in which those activities took place. A Lcs 216Z & A Mus 216Z are the writing intensive versions of A Lcs 216 and A Mus 216; only one of the four courses may be taken for credit.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the contributions of women in music through a historical survey of Western art music and a brief survey of popular and non-Western music. Works by women composers as well as other phases of women's activities as musicians will be studied. Live performances and interviews will be arranged when possible. Only one of A Mus 217 and A Wss 217 may be taken for credit.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Consult fall and spring schedule of classes for specific topics. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys rock styles from the 1950s through the early 1990s focusing on records and their historical context. The material covers a broad range of artists and topics representing rock's stylistic diversity and cultural significance. In addition to historical analysis, emphasis will be placed on active listening with an ear for elements of record production as well as musical style. Only one of A Mus 219 and 319Z may be taken for credit.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the major composer/performers and music ideas of this improvisatory art form, with an emphasis on Charlie Yardbird Parker and his influence on the post-bop, modal and impressionistic forms that followed in the music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman. It will survey special topics including singers, Latin Jazz, Jazz Fusion, the creative movements from Chicago, and current trends. Only one of A Mus 223 and A Mus 323 may be taken for credit.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of significant features and trends emerging from the evolving history, musical literature, and aesthetics of Jewish musical expression. Explores the musical implications of the multi-national, multi-ethnic nature of Jewish peoplehood, the complex interplay between Jewish identity and musical expression, and the dynamic interaction between Jewish communities and surrounding host cultures. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level Music course or any one of A Jst 150, 155, or 254, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the evolution of Hip Hop music and culture (Graffiti art, B-Boying [breakdancing], DJ-ing, and MC-ing) from its birth in 1970's New York to its global and commercial explosion in the late 1990's. Students learn to think critically about both Hip Hop culture, and about the historical and political contexts in which Hip Hop culture took, and continues to take, shape. Particular attention is paid to questions of race, gender, authenticity, consumption, commodification, and globalization.
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3.00 Credits
This course will trace the evolution of the musical genre called jazz fusion, which emerged from the meeting, in the late 1960s and 1970s, of jazz, rock, blues, and funk, using listening examples, video clips, narratives and musical criticism. The role of its initial guiding force, Miles Davis, will be explored, along with the work of those who influenced its beginnings: British blues-inflected rock and Jimi Hendrix, American blues, rhythm and blues, and early funk. Particular attention will be on the participants in Miles Davis' seminal "Bitches Brew" sessions and early touring bands - and the groups that they spawned, including Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, and Chick Corea. Only one of A Mus 229 and A Mus 329 may be taken for credi
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