Music Dept
MUS 418/518 – CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES 2
Dr. Kevin M. Walczyk
DESCRIPTION
Twentieth-century strategies, systems, methods, and techniques of composing music for various genre and mediums. Compositions will be performed and critiqued. Prerequisites: MUS 318 & 213; or consent of instructor. Students will be able to identify significant contemporary composers, compositions, and compositional strategies through listening, composing and score reading assessments.
TEXT
- Cope, David. Techniques of the Contemporary Composer (New York: Schirmer/Thompson Learning) 1997. ISBN-10: 0028647378.
SYLLABUS & STUDY GUIDES
Please note that these materials may be amended and updated throughout the course of the term. Please check the posted date of each document to make sure you have the most recent edition.
- Syllabus (1/3/16)
- Schedule of Topics (1/3/16)
- Part 1 Study Guide (1/3/16)
- Part 2 Study Guide (1/3/16)
- Part 3 Study Guide (1/3/16)
MEDIA SAMPLES
SERIALISM
A. SCHOENBERG – SUITE für Klavier (Opus 25)
A. WEBERN – VARIATIONEN für Orchester (Opus 30)
A. COPLAND
CONSTRUCTIVISM
CELL SETS
- B. Bartòk – String Quartet No. 4 (mvt. 1)
INTERVAL SETS
- K. Walczyk – Bois de la Paix
- K. Walczyk – Capriccio
