The arts in traditional Polynesian culture and their relationship to ceremonies, celebrations, religion, folklore, and daily life. Several days are spent on campus to survey Polynesian culture and history in preparation for a two-week trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii, the class visits museums and historical sites and takes advantage of lectures and study tours offered by the Polynesian Cultural Center, and or the University of Hawaii, and the East-West Center. London, Paris, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, and Rome. The course includes the study of various European schools of composition and composers with visits to homes, monuments, musical institutions, churches, etc.
General sightseeing is included.
MUS 311 History of Medieval and Renaissance Music 3 Credits S History of Western musical style from the early Christian era to 1600. Listening and reading assignments focus on specific composers and works as they relate to historical trends in musical style. MUS 312 History of Baroque and Classical Music 3 Credits F History of Western musical style from 1600 to 1800. Listening and reading assignments focus on specific composers and works as they relate to historical trends in musical style. MUS 313 History of Romantic and Twentieth-Century Music 3 Credits S History of Western musical style from 1800 to the present.