Jazz in American Culture: Late 19th Century through 1940s

GJ STDS M50A - Jazz in American Culture: Late 19th Century through 1940s

<p>(Same as Global Jazz Studies M50A.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Course M50A is not requisite to M50B. Survey of development of jazz in American culture. Discussion of different compositional/performance techniques and approaches that distinguish different sub-styles of jazz from one another, as well as key historical figures that shaped development of jazz from its early years through modern jazz. Important historical social issues (segregation, Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movement) that intersect with history of U.S. and jazz music. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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Herb Alpert School of Music

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Jazz in American Culture: Late 19th Century through 1940s

ETHNMUS M50A

5 units