Instrumentation 4

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Subject guarantor:

Slavomír HOŘÍNKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Slavomír HOŘÍNKA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Managing large orchestrations.

Resolving special instrumentation issues in contemporary music

Refined sound imagination.

Mode of study:

Lecture and exercises - 2 hours/week.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Knowledge of the technical and sound potential of instruments.

Basic instrumenting skills.

Recommended optional programme components:

none

Course contents:

a) instrumentation of more complicated works for larger groups (symphony orchestra)

b) supplementing detailed knowledge of instrument and color combination potential

c) score analysis from an instrumentation perspective.

Recommended or required reading:

Rychlík, Jan a kolektiv: Moderní instrumentace. Panton, Praha 1968.

Zich, Jaroslav: Orchestrace a sborová sazba.

Emmert František : Poznámky k instrumentacu I, II, Brno 2001

Scores of analysed works.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

none

Assessment methods and criteria:

Exam on the presented score and oral verification of knowledge.

Course web page:

http://katedraskladby.hamu.cz/

Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Composition (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Music Directing (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Conducting (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Sound Design (Bc) (optional subject)