Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 18:26
This course will focus on the study of orchestration and instrumentation - the realisation of compositional ideas through an aural canvas of instruments, orchestras, bands and or voices of varying sizes and make-ups.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band, etc) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. This orchestration course teaches the candidate to orchestrate for ensemble forces of all sizes typically found in the classical and contemporary repertoires, from string or woodwind quartet to symphony orchestra. It also makes candidates aware of the different orchestration aesthetics developed by composers from the baroque to the contemporary era. Importantly, the course also introduces the candidate to current applications for orchestration, including in popular music genres and film music scoring.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
A portfolio of three contrasting orchestrations (100%).
Resit: students resubmit any orchestration(s) that may have failed. (100%)
There are no assessments for this course.
Oral feedback on work in orchestration lectures and tutorials. Written feedback on portfolio. Constant feedback on listening on a weekly basis. Students can obtain face to face feedback on orchestrations from course-coordinator during Office Hours.
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