Music of Brazil (=MUS 246)

Catalog description

(Cross-listed with MUS 246.) A survey of cultivated and vernacular traditions of Brazilian music from colonial times to the present. Topics include: sacred and secular colonial music, the barroco mineiro, nationalism, the avant-garde, samba, bossa nova, MPB, candomblé, jazz, tropical rock, and rap. Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. Satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement. Prerequisites & Notes For Music Majors only. All other students must register as MUS 246. (Fall; normally offered in alternate years.)