Course Code
MEL 4074
Academic Year
2016-2017
Pre-requisite: MEL. 373 Contemporary Music Orchestration & Composition 2
This course presents advanced theoretical and practical concepts to students interested in contemporary music composition. By analyzing and emulating significant historical models of small band jazz writing, and by hearing their own work performed in class, students will gain proficiency in composing in different styles for various ensembles using a broad range of compositional techniques. Repertoire studied will be drawn from the Great American Songbook, as well as the work of composers such as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Charles Mingus.