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MU3514: ACOUSMATIC COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:35


Course Overview

Acousmatic Music is music composed using recorded sound and presented over a loudspeaker system. Acousmatic listening, the separation of pure sound from the meanings and symbols usually associated with it, is central to the understanding of this music.

Students will attend lectures and workshops covering developments in acousmatic music, including an understanding of philosophies behind the music (Schaeffer) and familiarisation with technology required to create it. Following this, they will be required to create an original piece of acousmatic music for performance at the end of the course, where their sound diffusion will be assessed alongside the piece itself.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Peter Stollery

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Music (MU) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Acousmatic Music is music composed using recorded sound and presented over a loudspeaker system. Acousmatic listening, the separation of pure sound from the meanings and symbols usually associated with it, is central to the understanding of this music.
Students will attend lectures and workshops covering developments in acousmatic music, including an understanding of philosophies behind the music (Schaeffer) and familiarisation with technology required to create it. Following this, they will be required to create an original piece of acousmatic music for performance at the end of the course, where their sound diffusion will be assessed alongside the piece itself.

Further Information & Notes

This course does not run every year: please contact Department of Music for up-to-date information.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 performance (40%), 1 composition submission (60%).

Resit: 1 composition submission (100%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Oral feedback in the context of seminars and tutorials. Written report on final submission.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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