Description
MUSIC 280, Beginning Composition, will seek to help the student develop compositional skills.  Weekly
projects will focus on specific compositional techniques or devices.

Evaluation
Weekly Projects (10% each)    60%
Final Project                             40%

Plagiarism
Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated under any circumstances.  Please refer to the Campus Life
Handbook for Otterbein's governing policy.

Projects
The first six projects will deal with specific compositional problems.  They are to be short compositions, each
utilizing a different one of the following instrumental groups:  voice, keyboard, woodwinds, brass, percussion,
strings.

The Final Project will be a piece in somewhat larger form demonstrating sophisticated
compositional technique and is to be realized in place of the final examination.  It will be the composer's
responsibility to contact and rehearse the musicians required in the final project.

Otterbein College is committed to ensuring that students with disabilities have access to an education. In order to receive appropriate accommodations in my class, you must first be registered with the Office for Disability Services (x1618 or Lmonaghan@otterbein.edu). I strongly encourage you to schedule an individual meeting with me as early in the quarter as possible to discuss your needs and accommodation requests. If necessary, we can work cooperatively with the Disability Services Coordinator to determine optimal accommodations in this course.
 
 

	Compositional Device	Listening Example
Project 1	Melody	Debuusy, Claude	"Syrinx"	CD M1000 .D42 E87
Project 2	Theme & Variations	Dallapiccola, Luigi	"Variazioni per orchestra"	RD 6245
Project 3	Rhythm/Meter	Carter, Elliott	"Eight Pieces for Four Kettledrums" (Canaries & March)	RD 6534
Project 4	Polytonality/Polychordal	Bartok, Bela	"No. 33 of Forty-four Violin Duets”
		Schuman, William	Three-Score Set (2nd Mov’t)
Project 5	Serial Technique	Stravinsky, Igor	"In Memoriam Dylan Thomas”	RD 6461
		Dallapiccola	Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera #11
Project 6	Minimalism	Glass, Philip	“Koyaanisqati; Life Out of Balance"	CD M1527 .K69 1983
		Adams, John	Violin Concerto	CD M1012 .A23 V56 1999
Final Project		Lewis, Robert	"Monophony VII"	RD 6631

 

MUSC 280 - Messages: We will meet Mondays & Fridays 1:00, BFAC 205.

 

Description
        MUSIC 448, Advanced Composition, a continuation of MUSIC 280, will seek to help the student
        further develop skills in music composition through work on a single major (or several less-than-major)
        compositional projects.

Evaluation
        Successful completion of  a major compositional project. 85%

        This project shall be in large form and shall demonstrate a sophisticated development of ideas and
        command of advanced compositional skills.

        Successful completion of the Listening Requirement:  15%

 (One list on page 2)

Plagiarism
        Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated under any circumstances.  Please refer to the Campus Life
        Handbook for Otterbein's governing policy.
 
Otterbein College is committed to ensuring that students with disabilities have access to an education. In order to receive appropriate accommodations in my class, you must first be registered with the Office for Disability Services (x1618 or Lmonaghan@otterbein.edu). I strongly encourage you to schedule an individual meeting with me as early in the quarter as possible to discuss your needs and accommodation requests. If necessary, we can work cooperatively with the Disability Services Coordinator to determine optimal accommodations in this course.

Listening List

LIST 1

CD M1000 .N54 2000	Debussy	Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
CD M1003 .C66 A66 1983	Copland	Appalachian Spring
CD M1520.S88 S22 1982	Stravinsky	The Rite of Spring
CD M2020.P69 1995	Orff	Carmina Burana
RD 7047	Barber	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
RD 7133	Bernstein	Symphony No. 2 "Age of Anxiety"

LIST 2

CD M1004.B367 op.5 1992	Barber	Second Essay
CD M1002 .S346 V47 1974 Score M652.S37 op.4 1970z	Schoenberg	Verklarte Nacht
RD 6278A	Carter	Variations for Orchestra
CD M1002 .D 42 M4 1983	Debussy	La Mer
CD M1003 .C66 B5 1994	Copland	Rodeo
CD M1000 .H55 M38 1989	Hindemith	Symphonic Metamorphosis
CD M1203 .U55 E96 1999	Nelhybel	Symphonic Movement

LIST 3

CD M1503 .B53 M37 1993 Score M1503 .B53 M4 1997	Bernstein	Mass
CD M1530 .A32 O5 2004	Adams	On the Transmigration of Souls
CD M3.1 .H55 L83 1994	Hindemith	Ludus Tonalis
CD M1506 .U55 E42 2004	Hindemith Persichetti Copland	Symphony for Band Symphony for Band Emblems
CD M1001 .V38 no.2 1987 CD M1245 .U55 S66 1997	Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams	The Lark Ascending Sea Songs
CD M452 .C54 F37 1996	Corigliano	String Quartet

I have listened to the recordings above for which I have indicated the catalog number.
 

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MUSC 448 - Messages:

 

Dr. Jack Jenny
Office:  114 Battelle Fine Arts Center

Text:  Kennan, Kent Wheeler.  The Technique of Orchestration.  MT 70
                                                                                                   .K 37
Evaluation Policy

 Scoring Projects (4)  40%
 Final Project   20%
 Midterm Exam (5th week) 15%
 Final Exam   25%

Course Format

I. Weeks 1-7: Combine one of each scoring project with one of each of the homogeneous ensembles.
Prepare a range/transposition chart.

 A. Scoring Projects

    1. The Star-Spangled Banner
        a. Score each phrase differently

    2. Bach Fugue

    3. Original work for piano (read Kennan, Chapter 11)
        a. Arrange one phrase two different ways
           (suggested works:  see Kennan pp. 72, 73, 115)

    4. Popular Song

 B. Ensembles & Reading Assignments

    1. Strings - Chapters 2,3, and pages 162-64

    2. Woodwinds - Chapters 5, 6 and pages 156-61

    3. Brass - Chapters 7, 8, 9 and pages 161-62

    4. Percussion - Chapters 13, 14

II. Weeks 8-10

 Final Project

* All scores should be transposed.
 
 

Orchestration/Arranging - Messages: