Music of Latin America (=MUS 341)

Catalog description

(Cross-listed with MUS 341.) An introduction to the music of Hispanic and Luso American countries and cultures from colonial times to the present. Topics include: sacred and secular colonial music, son , marimba music, vieja guardia music, tonada , milonga , tango, Latin jazz, samba , and bossa nova . Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean). Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and interdiscipilnary minor. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Prerequisites & Notes No music training required. Music majors must register for MUS 341. (normally offered in alternate years.)