OSHER 620 - Musical Potpourri

We will explore a variety of musical topics, both western and non-western. The first two lectures will be 'A Smorgasbord of Styles' and 'A Breeze Through Bamboo: The Japanese Shakuhachi'. Members of the class will select the other five topics from the following list: -Birth of the Blues -Art Song: The Marriage of Poetry and Music -The Amazing Mozarts -What's the Score? -Hindustani Singing: Music of Northern India -The Art of Improvisation -Keyboard Cousins: the clavichord, harpsichord, and pianoforte -G.F. Handel's Messiah -An Orchestra of Gongs: The Indonesian Gamelan -Uniquely American: Barbershop Singing