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MUHI 1305 - From Cotton Fields to Concert Halls: The African-American Impulse in American Classical Music


Credits: 3

Overview of the contributions of African-American classical composers and concert artists from the American Reconstruction period to the end of the 20th century. Following a timeline of American social and political flashpoints (the Great Migration, the emergence of black colleges and universities, the Civil Rights Movement, black power protests, et. al.), the course explores how the music of black classical artists helped to evolve the American musical landscape.



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