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Clayton First semester 2007 (Day)
Neo-traditional musical genres combine features of established local musical traditions with modern and western genres. Musics such as Bulgarian Wedding Music, many localised Country Musics, Thai Phleng Luk Thung, Hungarian Tanz-haus, Argentinian tango, Zulu Isicathimiya, Yoruba Ju-Ju, share many characteristics, and chief amongst these is a self referential traditionalism. Some are entertainment genres for particular groups, others may be culturally emblematic. In many cases their social and political status is complex and contentious. This unit will study these and similar musics and outline theories of musical fusion, cultural appropriation and globalisation, cultural revival, musical subcultures and micromusics, nationalism and localism which are relevant to understanding their formation and development.
On successful completion of this unit, the students:
Assignment one: Genre Study (1000) : 20%
In class tests (4 at 125 words) (500) : 10%
Examination: written and listening exam (1.5 hours) : 40%
Essay (1500 words) : 30%
1 two-hour lecture per week