Music: Listening and Philosophy - Period 5

Honors Program Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026

Honors Program

Music: Listening and Philosophy - Period 5

Music: Listening and Philosophy - Period 5 Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Music
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84

DESCRIPTION

In 1985, composer Luciano Berio stated that music is ?everything one listens to with the intention of listening to music.? What, then, is listening to music about, how does it work and why? Many composers, musicians and philosophers have considered these and related questions throughout the 20th century; among them great names like John Cage, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Jacques Derrida.

This is a Honors course.


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