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Nov 12, 2024
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College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MUSI 033A. Caribbean/Latin America
This course will focus on the collective genius of the folk, traditional, and popular musics of Cuba and Brazil, such as Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian religious music, changüí, son, danzón charanga, son montuno, timba, samba enredo, samba reggae, afoxé, bossa nova, capoeira, maracatú, mangue beat, pagode, and many others. Selected musical genres will be studied for their sounds and formal characteristics, as well as their cultural origins and histories, and occasionally, comparisons will be drawn with musical styles from the U.S., and musics of the respective immigrant populations in the U.S. will be discussed. The class will feature some hands-on demonstrations by guest artists and the instructor. Materials and assignments will include audio recordings, videos, journal articles, textbook chapters, and other writings, mostly drawn from the field of ethnomusicology.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of traditional music notation and major and minor scales. Recommended, but not required: Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese.
This course fulfills the world traditions component requirement for the music major.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014-2015.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/music
Music and Dance: Music
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