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Music 312 Mini-Etude #1
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Co-Directors: Prof. Kathryn Alexander
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Music 312/412 Mini-Etude: Collective Composition and Performance (Fall 2009) For this etude you will collaborate with your fellow composers in groups of 4 to 5. Each group will compose and perform a piece that focuses on indeterminacy with respect to performance. Each member of the group has a role as both composer and performer. Your group must collaborate in the entire decision making and composing process. You may choose to delegate various tasks of the composition process, but this must be decided in advance by the entire group. Duration — minimum 8', maximum 25' Instrumentation Instrumentation may be explicitly specified or partially indeterminate. You may use any combination of conventional instruments, voice, or instruments of your own invention. You may employ amplified instruments such as electric guitar, bass, keyboard, laptop, iPod, or phone. When choosing your instrumentation remember that all members of your group must perform. Your piece must require a minimum of 4-5 performers (however many people are in your group). If you require more performers (up to a maximum of 8-10) then members of other groups can join in the performance. Your choice of instrumentation must be compatible with the available players. Form Your piece may be continuous or sectional. If you choose to compose a sectional piece you should explore different facets of indeterminacy in each section. Text You may optionally incorporate a pre-existing or original text into your composition. The text may be sung, spoken, written, or presented in some other manner. You may wish to use the text to explore a topic of social or political importance. Content Decide how various sonic and performative elements will be organized along a determinacy-intedeterminacy continuum:
Do not necessarily limit yourself to the aforementioned options. Score/Parts Your piece must have a written score that details every aspect of the piece. The score must be crafted so that other performers with no inside knowledge of the piece could execute a successful performance of the work. Your score must incorporate graphic elements that are outside of the Western common practice tradition. Your score may consist solely of individual parts with no master score, a single score used by all performers, or a combination. Performance If you require more performers (up to a maximum of 8-10) then members of other groups can join in the performance. These additional performers are responsible for performance only. Your piece must be well rehearsed. All aspects of the performance from beginning to end must be worked out. Be sure to consider the relationship of the performers to the audience. You may incorporate some form of audience participation if desired. DUE DATES In class presentation on Thursday, October 15 Individual meeting with Prof. Klingbeil during the week of November 9 Turn in completed score on Thursday, December 3 Your piece must be ready for performance on Monday, December 7. This is the first Monday of reading period. A mutually agreeable time will be announced. Collaborative Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Repertoire Examples Note: You must be logged into classesv2 to view and listen to the following examples
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