Year: 2011
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(form) Assignment 2: Structural Units
Due Monday, September 12 Using the criteria outlined in Chapter 2 of A Practical Approach to Form in Music, analyze the following works to identify structural phenomena (like Chapter 1), phrase structure and section structure (structural units). You should turn in a text paper, using an outline or bullet format to identify clearly by measure…
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(laptop) fall 2011 syllabus
MMP 440: Advanced Topics in Computer Music Laptop Ensemble Meets MWF 12:00 – 12:50, Studio 9 (Media Lab) Instructor: Keith Kothman (MU 109B, or MU 207) Course Site: http://teachingmusic.keithkothman.com (category = laptop ensemble) Course Description and Objectives Laptop Ensemble will focus on performing experimental music written for computers, composing music for computer performance, and developing…
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(form) Assignment 1: Structural Phenomena
Due: Monday, Aug. 29 (download assignment 1 with scores as pdf, from iLocker) Using the criteria outlined in Chapter 1 of A Practical Approach to From in Music, analyze the following works to identify structural phenomena. You should turn in a text paper, using an outline or bullet format to identify as many structural phenomena…
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(musth112) Phrase Diagram (Bubble) Assignment
Due Tuesday, 5/17: Create a phrase diagram (bubble diagram) of the first 32 measures of Beethoven’s Op. 119, No. 1 Bagatelle (handout in class). Treat the first 16 measures as one diagram (in g minor), and the second 16 measures as a separate diagram (in Eb major). Your diagram should show: phrase markings with beginning…
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(musth212) Final Exam Review Session, 2011
A review session for the final exam, open to all sections, will be Sunday, May 1, at 7:30. Room Mu 309.
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(musth212) Final Exam Review, 2011
As promised, here’s an outline of what could be on the final exam, with links to posts where appropriate and available. chromatic mediant relationships scales and chords, including polychords polytonality (and pandiatonicism) rhythm and meter, especially complex meter, additive rhythms/meter, added rhythms, and isorhythms (from Messiaen) tempo modulation and polytempo intervals in atonal theory, including…
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(musth212) Chance Music
I have a post from a previous class on chance music, also known as intedeterminancy, aleatoric music, or improvisation. Read it here.
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(musth212) Another take on Semi-Simple Variations
I mentioned in class that Milton Babbitt was very interested in jazz, and that I think his piano music has a certain jazz feel. Here is a trio called The Bad Plus performing the Semi-Simple Variations in true jazz style, with dancers from the Mark Morris Dance Company.
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(musth212) Babbitt Semi-Simple Variations Homework
For Friday, April 22nd: Complete the BabbittSemiSimple handout. It can be useful to refer to my posted lecture notes. I won’t be accepting late homework and red-do’s on this assignment, as I’ll be discussing it in class on Friday.