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MUS 051 PO - Engaging Music

When Offered: Fall 2016.
Instructor(s): D. Di Grazia
Credit: 1

This course seeks to expand and refine one’s active engagement with composed music throughout history, from plainchant and Palestrina to Bach and Mozart, from Beethoven and Wagner to Stravinsky and Adams, from Duke Ellington and Pete Seeger to Elvis and the Beatles, and from Bob Dylan and Billie Holiday to more contemporary artists such as Elton John, Lady Gaga, and John Legend. (Actual course content will vary from semester to semester.) Emphasis on developing skills of close and critical listening to gain an awareness of and fluency with different musical styles, approaches, and functions. Focuses on the various forms and genres of music (e.g., symphony, opera, motet, ballad, gospel, film).



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