MUSC240

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MUSC240

Introduction to East Asian Music MUSC240 SP

Crosslistings: EAST248

Next Offered in 9899 SP

An introduction to selected musical traditions of China and/or Japan as performed and transmitted both in East Asia and abroad. Special attention to the relationship of music to broader cultural and historical trends.

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

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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA MUSC

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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