MUS 45.06 Music from the Lands of the Silk Road

Drawing from the world’s rich and diverse musical traditions, this course focuses on music and musical life in a particular geographic region or on a specific topic addressed from a cross-cultural and/or interdisciplinary perspective. The focus of this particular topic is on music from the lands of the Silk Road--the network of trade routes that crisscrossed Eurasia, linking East Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia with Persia, the Middle East, and Europe. Examples will be drawn from contemporary musical traditions of Central Asia, Korea, Japan, China, Azerbaijan, and India. No prior musical experience is required.