PUERTO RICAN MUSICAL CULTURE

Catalog description

Course designed to cultivate appreciation for Puerto Rican musical tradition. Development of a concept of the aesthetics of the music that frames the profile of Puerto Rican culture. Formation of the capacity to listen objectively and critically to Puerto Rican music with different levels of complexity, epochs and styles. Review of the most important works of the Puerto Rican repertoire, in the fields of both popular music and concert music. Study of the function of music in the formation of Puerto Rican identity, our society and our history through the diverse cultural currents.