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MUSIC (L27)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2023
L27 Music 519Selected Areas for Special Study I: Performers of Classical Music3.0 Units
Description:In this course, we will explore what the history and study of "classical" music look like when we foreground performers and performance. Such a focus will immerse us in a particularly exciting recent body of scholarship, one that is transforming how we approach even well-studied topics. We will define "performance" broadly to encompass not only live and/or recorded events, but also practices, aesthetics, and institutions. Our focus period will extend from the eighteenth century to the present day, and some of our larger questions will include: - How can performance radically affect aspects of musical works that we generally assume are built into the score? Still more fundamentally, what is a musical work, and how have writers and scholars across our focus period conceptualized the relationship between work and performance? - What agency do performers have in the culture of "classical" music, and how has this agency changed across our focus period? What do we learn when we analyze performers' identities and strategies as much as we do composers'? - What assumptions do we, in the twenty-first century, tend to make about "classical" performance that don't hold true in other historical contexts? - How do canons and repertoires form in performance as well as in print? This course is designed to engage a wide range of research interests. It will speak to and challenge you whether you study music that falls under the "classical music" umbrella or are fascinated by musical performance in other contexts. Students will be encouraged to use the final project as an opportunity to make the course serve their individual interests and goals.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01----F--12:00P-2:50PGaylord / 16 StefaniakSee Instructor860
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