The course focuses on the musics of Africa and the African diaspora through the lens of ethnomusicology. Concentrating on selected countries, including Benin, Brazil, Cuba, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States, it examines the musical performance of gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality and the role of music in social and political movements. The course examines the global dimensions and resonances of Africanist musical aesthetics as enabled historically and sustained through ongoing transatlantic exchanges between Africa and the African diaspora.

Chronological survey covering pre-jazz, ragtime, blues, New Orleans/Chicago, early swing, swing, bop, the '50s (cool, hardbop, thirdstream), '60s, '70s, '80s to present, through lectures, listening, readings, writing, and live performances. Guest lecturers usually include many members of the music faculty. (Gen.Ed. AT, DU)

Chronological survey covering pre-jazz, ragtime, blues, New Orleans/Chicago, early swing, swing, bop, the '50s (cool, hardbop, thirdstream), '60s, '70s, '80s to present, through lectures, listening, readings, writing, and live performances. Guest lecturers usually include many members of the music faculty. (Gen.Ed. AT, DU)

Introduction to style analysis through listening to masterworks; basic concepts and practice of listening for ethnic and/or historical styles in music; the application of style-analytic listening to performance, criticism, and musical commentary. Prerequisite: ability to read music. (Gen.Ed. AT)

Introduction to style analysis through listening to masterworks; basic concepts and practice of listening for ethnic and/or historical styles in music; the application of style-analytic listening to performance, criticism, and musical commentary. Prerequisite: ability to read music. (Gen.Ed. AT)

Survey of music of the European classical tradition. Music fundamentals, forms, and styles from the Medieval period to the 20th century. Listening to representative recordings of various stylistic periods. Concert attendance outside class time required. (Gen.Ed. AT)

Survey of music of the European classical tradition. Music fundamentals, forms, and styles from the Medieval period to the 20th century. Listening to representative recordings of various stylistic periods. Concert attendance outside class time required. (Gen.Ed. AT)

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The history of Western European art music from ancient Greece to 1700. Reading, listening, score study.