The module builds on the skills acquired in Orchestration I, moving to the scoring of Classical works and beyond for larger ensembles and orchestra. It is hoped that the students in the group will be sufficiently numerous and diverse to allow some of their work to be played, heard and discussed. Examples of instrumental scoring by a range of composers will be examined in class or prescribed for private study.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
show development of fundamental and critical skills of the professional orchestrator in work for large ensemble;
demonstrate sophisticated skills of the professional transcriber in work for large ensemble;
display an advanced understanding of some of the fundamental elements of orchestration such as balance, blend, doublings, clear delineation of backgrounds and foregrounds and the use of texture to articulate form in orchestrating for large ensembles;
Orchestrate idiomatically with sophisticated judgement and imagination in combining different instruments and sections of the orchestra
Show a high level of sensitivity and technical aptitude in distinguishing between orchestration manners as embodiments and articulations of musical style, focussing especially on 19th-century Romanticism, Impressionism and 20th century practice
Assessment
31921-01 : Portfolio of Assignments : Log Book/ Portfolio (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment: Orchestration for large orchestra (70%) Orchestration for small modern orchestra (30%)
Method of Reassessment: Re-submit failed component