Drawing on a variety of theoretical perspectives, this seminar investigates the ways in which musical practice serves as a reflection of, and model for, social ideas and understandings. Specific topics include gender relationships in Bizet’s Carmen, the spiritual efficacy of Tibetan Buddhist chant, dystopia in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, and the politics of Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock performance.

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