MUSC6230 - Composing for Performers
Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Composing for Performers
Term
2023C
Subject area
MUSC
Section number only
301
Section ID
MUSC6230301
Course number integer
6230
Meeting times
F 10:15 AM-1:14 PM
Meeting location
LERN CONF
Level
graduate
Instructors
Anna T Weesner
Description
This is a graduate level composition course in which explicit and active attention will be brought to what is perhaps more typically an implicit focus in the composition of music, that is, the anticipation of what performers bring to the interpretation and performance of live, acoustic music. Students will study repertoire, both old and new, with a concentration on music for string quartet. Students will be encouraged to take risks through the composition of short exercises as well as more involved original work. The Daedalus Quartet, Penn’s professional string-quartet-in-residence, will be actively involved with the class, both to discuss their current repertoire and to workshop student pieces.
Interested undergraduates should request permission from the instructor.
Interested undergraduates should request permission from the instructor.
Course number only
6230
Use local description
Yes