Orchestration 3 (VS1) (U03364)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-Orch3VS1

This course aims to give students the ability to write for a variety of instrumental forces culminating in the full orchestra, using a variety of mainly early or mid-20th century models. A substantial part of the course is spent analysing relevant scores, in particular examples of composers transcribing or arranging their own music.

? Keywords : orchestration music

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U00798

? Pre-requisites : Standard equivalent to two years of composition training.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 15 minutes per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Seminars in Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11 plus additional tutorials in weeks 2,4,6,8,10.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Students will have learned how to write for a variety of instrumental forces up to and including full orchestra.
- They will be able to analyse scores from the point of view of orchestration and apply analagous techniques in their own work.
- They will have learned how to make piano reductions of orchestral scores.