MUS 015. Latin American
Folk and Popular Styles (4) Lecture, 3 hours; assigned
listening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduction
to the vast array of folk and popular styles of music in
Latin America, with an emphasis on cultural and ethnic interaction
and exchange in the context of Latin American history, politics,
and society. Cross-listed with LNST 015.
MUS 016. Latin American Classical Heritage (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; assigned listening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
none. Survey of the rich heritage of Latin American classical
music from Renaissance sacred polyphony to contemporary
styles. Emphasis on the gradual emergence of Latin American
music from European domination and the establishment of
distinctive national traditions in the post-colonial era.
Cross-listed with LNST 016.
MUS 017. Music of Mexico (4) Lecture,
3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; assigned listening, 1
hour. Prerequisite(s): musical training and knowledge
of Spanish is useful but not required. Surveys the rich
traditional and art music of Mexico from the early 1500s
to the present. Explores changes in social and political
function, in time and across social classes and ethnicity.
Cross-listed with LNST 017.
MUS 113. Brazilian Music (4) Lecture,
3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; assigned listening, 1
hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent
of instructor. Introduces the music of Brazil, focusing
on the history and the current variety of musical languages,
styles, and forms of the present. Analyzes the crucial
question of national identity in Brazilian culture and
society through the study of its music.
MUS 115. Renaissance and Baroque Music of Latin
Europe and Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): MUS 112A,
MUS 112B, MUS 112C; or upper-division standing and consent
of instructor. Study of the sacred and secular musics
of Italy, France, the Iberian Peninsula, and Latin America,
1450-1750. Emphasis is on the repertoires, styles, and
genres that are relevant to understanding the musical
past of the Americas, from (Alta) California to South
America.
MUS 122. Music and Performance in the Andes (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; assigned listening,
1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent
of instructor. Introduction to the musical practices of
the central Andean countries, including indigenous, mestizo,
Creole, and Afro-Andean traditions. Music is presented
as part of a broader realm of performance in the Andes,
incorporating dance, ritual, drama, and popular culture,
and its relationship with notions of identity, nationalism,
modernity, folklore, and politics.
MUS 170. Rondalla Ensemble (1-2) Studio,
2-4 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. Study and performance of the Filipino
rondalla, an ensemble consisting of various sizes of lute-like
and guitar-like instruments. Discussions focus on Filipino
culture. Normally graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit
(NC), but students may petition the instructor for a letter
grade on the basis of assigned extra work or examination.
Course is repeatable. Cross-listed with AST 170.
MUS 174. Latin American Music Ensemble (1-2)
Studio, 2-6 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Study and performance of select
Latin American folk music traditions, with special emphasis
on music of the Andean region. Normally graded Satisfactory
(S) or No Credit (NC), but students may petition the instructor
for a letter grade on the basis of assigned extra work.
Course is repeatable.
