Music of Turkey and Iran

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Seminar, three hours. Limited to graduate ethnomusicology students. Comparative study of music of Iran and other related areas, including Turkey, with particular reference to their historical and cultural background, sources on music theory and aesthetics, instruments, style, technique of improvisation, and contemporary practice. Concurrent participation in Near East performance ensemble (course 91N or 161N) required. Concurrently scheduled with course C141. S/U or letter grading.