? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : ACE-3-MOrchest3

This course aims to give students the ability to write for a variety of instrumental forces culminating in the full orchestra, using a variety of mainly early or mid-20th century models. A substantial part of the course is spent analysing relevant scores, in particular examples of composers transcribing or arranging their own music.

? Pre-requisites : Composition 2

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Orchestration 3 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 15 minutes per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 11:10 13:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : Seminars in Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11 plus additional tutorials in weeks 2,4,6,8,10.

- Students will have learned how to write for a variety of instrumental forces up to and including full orchestra.
- They will be able to analyse scores from the point of view of orchestration and apply analagous techniques in their own work.
- They will have learned how to make piano reductions of orchestral scores.

Two coursework projects (25% each) and one extended project (50%).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Nathalie Caron
Tel : (0131 6)50 2422
Email : nathalie.caron@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Peter Nelson
Tel : (0131 6)50 2433
Email : P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.music.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/