Instrumentation 1

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Subject guarantor:

Slavomír HOŘÍNKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Zdeněk BARTOŠÍK, Jan DUŠEK, Slavomír HOŘÍNKA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

a) Instruction links previously acquired knowledge in the technical potential of musical instruments and basic instrumentation and vocal arrangement.

b) Along with the analyses of examples in music history, students are shown the essence of individual modern musical instruments including the newest playing techniques.

c) In individual study students work on individual orchestration issues and choral arrangements. At the close students submit their extensive instrumentation of a selected solo work for symphony orchestra of a given instrumentation.

Mode of study:

group instruction, lectures - 2 hours/week

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Knowledge of musical instrument studies.

Course contents:

a) Introduction to the fundamental characteristics and potential of instruments.

b) Demonstration of individual instruments.

c) Basic rules of instrumentation and orchestration.

d) Analyses of scores from the viewpoint of instrumentation + exercises.

Recommended or required reading:

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

Zich, Jaroslav: Orchestrace a sborová sazba.

Emmert František, Poznámky k instrumentaci I,II, Brno 2001

Scores for analysed works.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is based on demonstrated knowledge of the material content.

Course web page:

http://katedraskladby.hamu.cz/

Note:

Date and time: Tuesday 12:00 - 13:30, Room 2019

Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

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