Writing Large Ensemble Music
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General
Course Long Title
Writing Large Ensemble Music
Subject Code
MITM
Course Number
695
School(s)
Academic Level
GR - Graduate
Description
Writing Large Ensemble Music for Improvisors
Meetings which include lecture, discussion,
listening and viewing of composers and large
ensembles which use improvising as a focal point.
An occasional guest may be invited to clarify
events and happenings during a specific time
period.
While not a definitive overview and presented in a
non linear manner, a focus on selected
individuals, instrumentalists and geographic areas
that may have helped shaped a genre in Jazz or
Improvised Music Such as George Russell, Ornette
Coleman, Gil Evans, the ICP, and many, many others
Meetings which include lecture, discussion,
listening and viewing of composers and large
ensembles which use improvising as a focal point.
An occasional guest may be invited to clarify
events and happenings during a specific time
period.
While not a definitive overview and presented in a
non linear manner, a focus on selected
individuals, instrumentalists and geographic areas
that may have helped shaped a genre in Jazz or
Improvised Music Such as George Russell, Ornette
Coleman, Gil Evans, the ICP, and many, many others
Registration Restrictions
RGAMUS - Music School Students Only