Music (MUSI)
School for Studies in Art and Culture
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
MUSI 2006 [0.5 credit]
Popular Musics before 1945
Selected aspects of the development of Anglo-American popular musics from their roots in the nineteenth century until the shifts and tensions which led to the advent of rock `n' roll and soul in the 1950s. Genres to be examined include blues, country, the sentimental ballad, and Broadway and film music.
Precludes additional credit for
MUSI 2203,
MUSI 2206,
MUSI 2208.
Prerequisite: second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.