MUS 409 History and Literature of the Guitar

For majors and non-majors. A survey of guitar history from the years 1487 to the present. Primary attention will be devoted to guitar composers/performers and their musical works examined in historical, aesthetic and social contexts. These include: musical form and genre; compositional practices and procedures; aspects of the composer's biography and/or historical events that shaped his or her attitudes; general intellectual trends that helped to shape musical practices; and the original venues and circumstances in which the musical works were created and heard.

Credits

3

Offered

Offered on occasion