| Fall Term 2025 TOP: CULT HIST OF SOUND RECORD - 6083 - MUCO 450 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: MUCO 212 Catalog Description : An examination of the historical development of a single genre, stressing the effects of societal changes. Topics in this series vary from year to year. May be repeated when topic is different. TOPICS FOR Fall 2025: Cultural Histories of Sound Recording PREREQUISITES: MUCO 212 In this course we will examine the relationships of technologies of recorded sound to practices of composing, performing, preserving, archiving, consuming, and listening to music. Topics include: early ethnographic recording projects; the early history of the record industry; the use of historical recordings in musicological research and performance studies; magnetic tape as a medium of composition; easy listening and background music; multitrack recording and other techniques of studio recording; the cultural history of the long-playing record; the preservation and archiving of tape music compositions; mixtapes and mashups; sampling; and turntablism. Attributes: Music Course, GER Fine Arts Div, 400-599 Advanced Course
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