Listening to Istanbul: Music in Context

3 credits · Undergraduate

A musicological survey of Istanbul. From Byzantium to today, the music of various residing cultures, subcultures, and communities will be investigated, including different traditions, performers, styles, and genres. While the main concentration is on music, contextual backgrounds would be reviewed. Scholarly and popular texts from various sources and a rich musical repertoire will be covered.KU course # HUMS 135