Where does the music we enjoy today come from? How are the classical, popular, and folk musics around the world related to one another? While most music history courses teach the history of classical music separately from other forms, this course will give a historical overview combining popular, classical, and folk musics around the world and their development over thousands of years. This course will focus on understanding the musical and historical contexts of 60 diverse examples of music from throughout world history, from Tuvan throat-singing to Beethoven’s symphonies to Kendrick Lamar.