Introduction to East Asian Music
MUSC 112
Spring 2007 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
EAST 112 |
This course introduces selected musical traditions of China and/or Japan as performed and transmitted both in East Asia and abroad. Special attention is paid to the relationship of music to broader cultural and historical trends. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Charles Keil, "Music Mediated and Live in Japan." ETHNOMUSICOLOGY 28(1) (1984); 91-96;
Mingyue Liang, MUSIC OF THE BILLION: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MUSICAL CULTURE, New York: Heinrichshofen Edition, 1985;
William P. Malm, JAPANESE MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959;
Ronald Riddle, FLYING DRAGONS, FLOWING STREAMS-MUSIC IN THE LIFE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S CHINESE, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983;
Gen'ichi Tsuge, JAPANESE MUSIC, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, Garland Bibliographies in Ethnomusicology, 2, New York: Garland, 1986;
Bell Yung, CANTONESE OPERA, PERFORMANCE AS CREATIVE PROCESS, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989;
Special issues of WORLD OF MUSIC: 1/1983 Japan; 1/1985 China; 2/1985 Korea
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Examinations and Assignments:
Ethnographic observation (with on-campus music groups if available); term research paper on an East Asian musical tradition; event, to be approved by instructor; weekly listening video and reading assignments; midterm and final essay examinations. |
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