Winter Term 2025 TOP: MUSIC OF INDIA - 1859 - MUCO 470 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: MUCO 212 or MUCO 202 or consent of instructor Catalog Description : An examination of music of a particular geographic region or diasporic group. Topics and prerequisites may vary from year to year. May be repeated when topic is different. Topic for Winter 2025: Music of India We will explore aspects of North and South Indian classical musics and dance in this course, as well as touch on folk, popular, and cinematic musics. Students will become familiar with Indian tuning systems, rhythmic patterns, formal structures, and performance practices. Through engagement with ethnomusicological scholarship, we will examine music’s role in society in India as well as among diasporic populations, and investigate music’s connections to other areas of artistic, social, spiritual, and political life. PREREQUISITES: MUCO 212 or consent of instructor TBD Attributes: Music Course, Cross-Listed Course, GER Fine Arts Div, GER Global Diversity, 400-599 Advanced Course
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