| CODE | MSP2310 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Orchestration Techniques 1 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will concentrate on the basic technique of scoring for the orchestra including the fundamentals of string technique: structure of the instruments, timbre, range, bowing and effective scoring for strings, techniques for woodwind, brass and percussion instruments, and scoring for full orchestra. The basic elements of orchestral playing and conducting will also be discussed and analysed. Study-unit Aims: During this study-unit, the basic technique of orchestration will be studied and discussed. The lecturer will give the students a number of assignments as exercises in scoring for string ensemble, wind ensemble and full orchestra. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the learner will be able to: a) recognise the primary elements of orchestration, orchestral playing and conducting; b) explore the characteristics of the primary orchestral instruments and understand their use in the symphony orchestra. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the learner will be able to: a) conduct simple pieces for instrumental or choral ensemble; b) arrange passages from piano pieces for string ensemble, wind ensemble and full orchestra; c) arrange complex passages from different styles for string ensemble, wind ensemble and full orchestra in an idiomatic way. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Adler, S. 1989. The Study of Orchestration (New York: WM. Norton). - Blatter, A. 1997. Instrumentation and Orchestration (Belmont: Schirmer). Supplementary Readings - Del Mar, Norman. 1983. Anatomy of the Orchestra (London: Faber & Faber). - Piston, W. 1955. Orchestration (New York: W.W. Norton). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit requires prior knowledge of music theory | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practicum | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michael Laus |
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