First-Year Seminars 110TG - Transgressive Music

The seminar will introduce and discuss various;musical works and genres that fall under rock;critic Ann Powers' definitions of 'Violator Art,';exploring them within the context of their wanton;and disturbing appeal, as well as their often;scandalous social impact. Topics will include;the Second Viennese School, free jazz, protest;music, punk rock, hip-hop, works such as J. S.;Bach's 'Cantata No. 179,' Strauss's 'Salome,' ;Stravinsky's 'Le Sacre du printemps,' Billie;Holiday's 'Strange Fruit,' George Crumb's 'Black;Angels,' and artists such as Frank Zappa, Donna;Summer, Prince, and Nirvana.

First-year students only, by placement.