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Week - 1
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What is composition? Clarifying the role of composer. In-class vocal improvisation. |
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Week - 2
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Text compositions and structured improvisations. |
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Week - 3
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Texture. Listening: Penderecki and Ligeti
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Week - 4
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Clusters, stacked intervals. Listening: Cowell and Berio
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Week - 5
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Dynamics and contrast. Listening: Beethoven, Gorecki
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Week - 6
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Minimalism. Listening: Glass, Riley, Ince
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Week - 7
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Maximalism. Listening: Andrew Norman
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Week - 8
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In-class performances. |
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Week - 9
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Graphic notation. |
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Week - 10
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Serial and pitch-centric techniques. Listening: Schoenberg |
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Week - 11
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Present opening gesture of the final composition and analyze its implications in class. |
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Week - 12
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Introduction to structural musical functions. |
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Week - 13
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Present the first half of the final project to the class. |
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Week - 14
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Present complete final projects in class. Critique and revise. |