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CCS 2212 – World Music
Professor: Zita Pandi
Credits: 4
Surveys in musical traditions other than those of the Western European-American stylistic periods. Basic musical analysis will be practiced as well as critical reading of texts about music and identifying source, genre, instrumentation, form and purpose of musical examples.
International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural and Historical Understanding.
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
-Victor Hugo.
I listen without looking and so see.
-Fernando Pessoa.
Music makes one feel so romantic – at least it always gets on one' s nerves – which is the same thing nowadays.
-Oscar Wilde
So which is it? Is music the simplest, most direct connection to the heavenly spheres, or is it just a strange and unnecessary phenomenon of our everyday lives?
Here are some of the questions we will try to answer:
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Can animals be better musicians than humans?
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Do instruments have souls?
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How traditional is traditional music?
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Why do Native Americans avoid singing love songs?
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How can you use a harmless dance to control your surrounding?
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Why is it that humans all around the globe react in an identical way to a certain rhythmic pattern?
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What do public performances say about the given society' s structure?
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If you here a recording of a drumming performance, how will you know from which part of the world does it come from?
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Why have we lost the sense of uniqueness when we listen to music?
Emerging in the world of music is a rewarding experience, which always opens many doors – the choice is yours!
Shams Ensemble (Persian percussion)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jws_tM-20do
Marisa Monte (Brasil)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJj6JS7XLZY
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