music 32-3231 - Jazz Composition and Orchestration

Institution:

Columbia College-Chicago

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Description:

Course covers composition and orchestration and places special emphasis on the music of Duke Ellington. Topics include chord progressions, melody construction, miniature forms, use of the chief jazz wind instruments (trumpet, trombone, and saxophone), and score layout. Students learn to prepare parts, reduce and expand orchestral pieces, and avoid compositional short-windedness characteristic of much jazz composition. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 32-2112 SIGHTSINGING, MUSICIANSHIP, AND EAR TRAINING III, 32-2122 THEORY, HARMONY, AND ANALYSIS III, 32-2132 KEYBOARD II OR 32-2311 JAZZ KEYBOARD, 32-2211 COMPOSITION I: BASIC PINCIPLES OF TWENTIETH CENTURY COMPOSITION

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colum.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 663-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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