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SoSe 18: The Politics of Music: The Twentieth Century Classical Music World in the United States

Kira Alvarez

Kommentar

What connections and intersections have Western classical music and politics formed in the United States during the twentieth century? Using this question as the red thread, this course will introduce students to the political, social, and cultural history of Western classical music in the United States from the early twentieth century through the present. It will survey Western art music in the United States and place its leading institutions and figures within their historical context. The aim of the course is twofold: to introduce students to the broad outlines of the development of classical music in the United States, by examining the history of major institutions (orchestras and opera companies), figures (composers, conductors, and performers), and works (relevant operas and small and large-scale instrumental music) in the American classical music world. Second, to examine how the study of classical music can serve as a window to American history in the twentieth century. Schließen

13 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Di, 14:00 - 16:00 13 Termine

Di, 17.04.2018 14:00 - 16:00

Dozenten:
Kira Alvarez