MUS 517

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Topics in Instrumental Music

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Credit: 4 hours.

Intensive or comparative study of specific repertoires of instrumental music, or of particular genres or styles of instrumental composition and performance practice, and/or of particular instrumentalists. Includes broad reading in the social and intellectual climate of the musical practices at issue; pertinent analytical approaches or paradigms; and work with relevant source materials.

4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: MUS 528 A (consult Class Schedule for specific section information); graduate standing in Musicology; Music and Sound Studies graduate minor; or consent of instructor.

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MUS 517 class schedule data for spring 2023
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39713	Lecture-Discussion	A	1:00PM -3:50PM	W	2334 Music Building	Silvers, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Section Title: Musical Instruments & Society Section Info: Topic: "MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SOCIETY." We explore the social histories and meanings of musical instruments from multiple global contexts. Following a brief introduction to the history of the field of organology, we will ask: How are instruments constructed, celebrated, and played as culturally significant objects? What does the commodification and industrialization of musical instruments entail? What are the musical and social consequences of the international spread of instruments through colonialism and global capitalism? What is the environmental impact of the production of musical instruments and how can the necessary resources be managed sustainably? This course is organized topically, although certain issues, such as materiality, identity, and labor, will reappear throughout the semester. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Music department.