Table of Contents

• Section 1: Introduction
• Section 2: Popular Music Styles
• Section 3: Instrumentation and Orchestration
• Section 4: Prominent Figures
• Section 5: Listening Examples
• Section 6: Credits

Section 1: Introduction

Introduction

As the Empire continues to spread peace on order in the galaxy, it is incumbent upon us all to understand the cultures of those we seek to protect. Grand Admiral Thrawn has been quoted as saying “Learn about art, Captain. When you understand a species’ art, you understand the species.”

Music is defined as “The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.” Throughout the galaxy, nearly every intelligent species has been observed as having some semblance of expression that can only be described as music. Though not all of it is pleasing, or even perceptible, to species outside their own. This course will serve as an introduction to some of the more universally enjoyed “arrangements of sounds in time”.

Figure 1: Palandag trio of Jhat, Dhuz, and Hhex, playing on their f’nonc horns.