THE BIG BANDS

MUSIC 206

A survey of pioneer performers who influenced popular musical taste from 1920 to 1950.

MUSIC 416

Major genres and composers in Europe and the United States.

MUSIC 106

Orchestral music from Haydn to present, relation to other arts.

MUSIC 212

Introduction to development of music in the European tradition, 1750 to the present.

MUSIC 102

Examines cultural influences on the development of jazz. Explores historical and ethnographic works by scholars in ethnomusicology, history, anthropology, and communication in order to understand cultural influences of traditional and contemporary genres of jazz. Major topics include syncretism, nationalism, modernity, ethnicity, gender, colonialism, and globalization of modern America. Emphasis on cross-cultural understanding and interdisciplinarity in jazz performance.