MUS 371 – ORCHESTRATION 1

Dr. Kevin M. Walczyk

DESCRIPTION

Traditional and contemporary orchestration and instrumentation techniques for brass and woodwind instruments. Emphasis on range, transposition, idiomatic solo writing, idiomatic ensemble writing, and standard practices for various ensembles and genres. Student projects will be performed and critiqued. Prerequisite: MUS 213 or consent of instructor.

TEXT

• Adler, Samuel. The Study of Orchestration, 3rd edition (New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.) 2002. ISBN-0-393-97572-X.
• Stiller, Andrew. Handbook of Instrumentation (San Diego, CA: NPC Imaging) 2000.

SYLLABUS

• Syllabus

TRANSCRIPTIONS

• Transcription 1
• Transcription 1 Worksheet
• Transcription 2a
• Transcription 2b
• Transcription 2 Worksheet

PROJECTS

• Project 1 Packet
• Listen & Score 6
• Project 2 Packet
• Mozart Variations V & VIII
• Project 3 Packet
• Project 3 Audio
• Project 4 Packet
• Project 5 Packet

TRANSPOSITIONS

• Chopin (Op.37, No. 1)
• Beethoven (Op.27, No. 2)
• Transposition Worksheet

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PART 1 MEDIA – WOODWINDS

 

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AUDIO EXAMPLES

• 6-5
• 6-6
• 6-7
• 6-8
• 6-9 & 10
• 6-11 & 12
• 6-13
• 6-14
• 6-15
• 6-16

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VIDEO EXAMPLES

• Flute
• Piccolo
• Alto Flute
• Oboe
• English Horn
• Clarinet
• Bass Clarinet
• Alto Saxophone
• Bassoon
• Contrabassoon

 

AUDIO EXAMPLES

• 7-3 & 4
• 7-5 & 6
• 7-7
• 7-8
• 7-9
• 7-10
• 7-11 & 12
• 7-14 & 15
• 7-16
• 7-18 & 19
• 7-22
• 7-23
• 7-24
• 7-27 & 28
• 7-30
• 7-33
• 7-34
• 7-35
• 7-36
• 7-37
• 7-38
• 7-39
• 7-40
• 7-41
• 7-42
• 7-45
• 7-46
• 7-47
• 7-49
• 7-50
• 7-52
• 7-53
• 7-56
• 7-57
• 7-58
• 7-59
• 7-60
• 7-61
• 7-62
• 7-63
• 7-64
• 7-65
• 7-66
• 7-67
• 7-69 & 70
• 7-74
• 7-75
• 7-76
• 7-77
• 7-79
• 7-81
• 7-83
• 7-85
• 7-86
• 7-87
• 7-91
• 7-92
• 7-93
• 7-94
• 7-95 & 96
• 7-98
• 7-99
• 7-100
• 7-101

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AUDIO EXAMPLES

• 8-1
• 8-2,3, 4, & 5
• 8-6
• 8-7
• 8-8
• 8-9
• 8-10
• 8-11
• 8-12
• 8-13 & 14
• 8-15
• 8-16
• 8-17
• 8-18
• 8-19
• 8-20
• 8-21
• 8-22
• 8-23
• 8-24
• 8-25
• 8-26
• 8-27
• 8-28
• 8-29
• 8-30
• 8-31
• 8-32
• 8-33
• 8-34
• 8-35
• 8-36
• 8-37
• 8-38
• 8-39
• 8-40
• 8-41
• 8-43
• 8-44
• 8-45
• 8-46
• 8-47

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PART 2 MEDIA – BRASS

 

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VIDEO EXAMPLES

• Horn (open)
• Horn: Mute
• Stopped Horn
• Tuba (open)
• Tuba: Mute
• Trumpet (open)
• Trumpet: St. Mute
• Trumpet: Harmon
• Trumpet: Harmon (stem)
• Trumpet: Solotone
• Trombone (open)
• Trombone: St. Mute
• Trombone: Cup Mute
• Trombone: Bucket
• Trombone: Plunger

 

AUDIO EXAMPLES

• 9-1
• 9-4
• 9-5
• 9-6 & 7
• 9-8
• 9-10
• 9-11
• 9-12
• 9-13
• 9-14
• 9-15
• 9-16

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AUDIO EXAMPLES

• 10-8 & 9
• 10-10 & 11
• 10-12 & 13
• 10-14
• 10-15 & 81
• 10-16
• 10-17
• 10-18
• 10-19
• 10-20 & 21
• 10-22
• 10-23
• 10-24
• 10-25 & 26
• 10-27 & 28
• 10-29
• 10-30
• 10-31
• 10-32
• 10-33
• 10-34
• 10-36
• 10-37, 38, & 39
• 10-40 & 41
• 10-43
• 10-44
• 10-47
• 10-48 & 49
• 10-50
• 10-51
• 10-52
• 10-54
• 10-56, 57, & 58
• 10-59
• 10-60
• 10-65
• 10-76
• 10-77
• 10-78
• 10-79
• 10-80 & 81
• 10-82 & 83
• 10-84
• 10-87
• 10-88
• 10-89
• 10-90
• 10-91
• 10-92
• 10-93
• 10-94
• 10-95
• 10-96
• 10-98

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