ETHNMUS 7Introduction to Music and Culture of Iran
Ethnomusicology · 4 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Examination of Persian music in historical, social, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Discussion of musical forms, rules of improvisation, structure of modal system and rhythmic cycles, religious music, and traditional and modern pop music. Consideration of interrelationships between musical genres and other art forms (dance, theater, visual arts, and literature) and analysis of how these types of music have intersected with issues of race, class, gender, religion, ritual, politics, social movements, and cultural identity. Includes detailed introduction to musical terms and concepts throughout.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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