University of Calgary
School of Creative and Performing Arts
MUSI 402.3 - Topics in Popular Music (The Guitar and its History) - Summer 2017
Selected topics examining commercial music from a critical perspective. Topics may include the examination of the work of specific creators or performers, the recording industry, the impact of specific instruments (guitar, percussion, electronic media, etc), or cross-cultural influences.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course may be repeated for credit.
Hours
- H(3-0)
Sections
LEC 1 MW 13:00 - 15:45 CHF 202 Ralph Maier Outline Notes: This is a multimedia survey course exploring the guitar and its history. The course will include an examination of the instrument's earliest predecessors from antiquity and the Middle Ages, through its first appearance in printed tablature collections of the Renaissance to its ubiquitous position today. Discussions will centre on a survey of a wide range of music for the guitar and its various permutations and will include analyses and discussions of these works. Lectures will be supplemented with sound recordings, video, and live performances.
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