Module Details
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Title ORCHESTRATION
Code MUSI307
Coordinator Dr BS Hackbarth
Music
B.Hackbarth@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2023-24 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

To develop accuracy and fluency in notation. To realise practical knowledge of instruments in relation to different orchestrational tasks. To refine and expand knowledge of 20th/21st-century styles, languages and approaches. To develop self-critical skills.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) To use the Sibelius notation software at an advanced level.

(LO2) To orchestrate monophonic music for polyphonic resources.

(LO3) To demonstrate an advanced understanding of formal archetypes across a range of musical idioms.

(LO4) To demonstrate competency in notating when orchestration assignments.

(LO5) To demonstrate critical skills in analysing strategies for orchestration.

(LO6) To engage with aesthetic aspects of music composition.

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written.

(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking.

(S3) Time and project management - Project planning.

Syllabus
 

• Timbre, loudness and basic acoustics for orchestral instruments • Strategies for distributing materials amongst players • Partitioning an ensemble • In-depth analysis of orchestrational techniques in Stravinsky’s The Firebird • Techniques and strategies for notating orchestral scores • Animating orchestra textures  • Instruments as soloists, instruments as characters.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
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Teaching Method 3 - Tutorial
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Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

 12

 1

       37
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 113
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Orchestration 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  0    60       
Orchestration 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  0    40       

Recommended Texts
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