Music of China

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will look at various forms of Chinese music, focusing on instrumental genres in particular. The goal is to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of musical styles, concepts and recurring themes in Chinese music history. Although it is not the specific aim to present the history of Chinese music, the topical organization of the course will follow a chronological framework as attention is drawn to certain issues and prominent characteristics of music and musical life in China from the ancient times to the present. Material will be drawn from lecture-discussions, audio and video recordings and weekly assigned readings. Music listening is a major requirement for this course and will constitute a portion of the mid-term exam and the whole of the final exam.