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MHST 221 - American Music


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
This course will satisfy a requirement for the major in our department.
Next Offered: TBD
Semester Offered: Fall
Credits (Range): 3
Attribute: CNDP/DDHU
 

American Music: What does it mean to sound “American”?  This course will investigate how “American music has been defined in the United States from the colonial era to the twentieth century.  With frequent references to literature and criticism, we will trace the growing rift between so-called classical and popular music in the United States and its implications for composers, performers, and audiences.  Topics will include New England Psalmody, shape-note singing, minstrelsy, American opera, Broadway, jazz, serialism, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: J. O’Leary
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes
MHST 101 or CMUS.



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