Undergraduate Course: Portfolio of Orchestrations (MUSI10030)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Students undertake a supervised programme of orchestrations, building on the technical experience learned in the Orchestration course. They will be encouraged to range widely in terms of style of music orchestrated and forces used. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Orchestration 3 (MUSI10004)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 6 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
368 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One portfolio of orchestrations to be submitted at the end of semester one (30%)
One portfolio of orchestrations to be submitted at the end of semester two (70%)
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
- Students will have had experience of using a variety of orchestral techniques at an advanced level.
- They will have examined the orchestral works of major 19th and 20th century composers and learned to use these as models.
- They will also have moved beyond these models to use orchestration creatively.
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Reading List
Black, D. & Tom Gerou. Essential Dictionary of Orchestration. Los Angeles: Alfred Publishing, 1998.
Del Mar, N. Anatomy of the Orchestra. London: Faber, 1981.
Lawson, C. (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003
Mathews, Paul (ed.). 2006. Orchestration: an anthology of writings. London; New York: Routledge.
Rimsky-Korsakov, N., M. Steinberg (ed.), trans. E. Agate. The Principles of Orchestration. Toronto: Dover Publications, 1964.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Taught by 2-hour fortnightly seminars for the Full Year (weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11 in both semesters). |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2433
Email: P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk |
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