This course uses the music of Aaron Copland as a springboard for thinking about key issues in twentieth-century American music. Lectures will treat selected compositions of Copland and his contemporaries, exploring their musical materials and historical/cultural contexts including folk music, jazz, modern dance, and Hollywood film scores during the Great Depression, WWII, and the Cold War.

Fall Quarter 2021 | CRN: 52909 | Units: 4

Meets: MW 9-10:50 AM Location: MUS 105

Instructor: Professor Beth E. Levy

For non-majors, music majors or minors; prerequisite = Music 10, Music 11, 3A, or instructor’s permission. GE Credit: ACGH, AH, DD, VL, WE