UNSW Handbook Course - Greek Music: From Homer to Haroula

Greek Music: From Homer to Haroula - GREK3504


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Modern Greek Studies
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Considers the evolution of Greek music from ancient times to the present, including music in antiquity, Orthodox (Byzantine) church music, folksong, rebetika (the Greek "blues"), the national school of symphonic music, and popular composers from the 60s on, such as Theodorakis and Hadjidakis, with emphasis on their setttings of modern poetry. Considers the relation between music and society, processes of cultural continuity and change, and elements of diversity and unity within and between musical cultures.

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