MUS 346 - Music of Brazil (=MUS 246)

(Cross-listed with MUS 246.)  A survey of cultivated and vernacular traditions of Brazilian music from colonial times to the present. Topics include: sacred and secular colonial music, the barroco mineiro, nationalism, the avant-garde, samba, bossa nova, MPB, candomblé, jazz, tropical rock, and rap.

Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor.
Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
Satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
For Music Majors only.  All other students must register as MUS 246.
(Fall; normally offered in alternate years.)