Instrumentation and arrangingLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: KU00CW71
Credits
5 op
Objective
The goal is to learn to use different arranging techniques from Viennese classicism to the beginning of the 20th century. The student knows different instrumentation styles, masters the writing methods according to different styles for different ensembles, understands the importance of timbre as a component of the structure, and develops a sense of timbre in the use of traditional and modern means.
Content
- the technical possibilities of musical instruments
- the effects of instrument idiomatics on the fabric of music
- auditory analysis of different instrumentation solutions
- the principles of combining instruments
- familiarization with different styles and techniques through analysis, transcriptions and exercises