Visual Sounds: Graphic Notation in Theory and Practice
MUSC 116
Fall 2021 not offered
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There are many different kinds of graphic scores, some providing very minimal performance instruction and, therefore, requiring considerable interpretative strategies, others replete with detailed instructions, differing from conventional scores more in layout than in concept. Are these scores art or music, or some kind of fusion? How does indeterminacy relate to performance in comparisons with traditional notation?
This course will be a forum to study and analyse graphic scores by Mark Applebaum, Anthony Braxton, Earle Brown, Herbert Brün, John Cage, Cornelius Cardew, Anestis Logothetis, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Alvin Lucier, Robert Moran, Boguslaw Schäffer, and new generations of emerging composers. One of the reason composers started to experiment with graphic scores in the 1950s and '60s was to develop a kind of musical notation that could be read, and therefore performed, even by those who did not identify as musically literate. This course is, accordingly, open to all students; no prior knowledge or instrumental expertise is required. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (MUSC) |
Major Readings:
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will complete a short comprehension paper (1-2 pages), a midterm examination, and four research papers (3-4 pages). The scope and outline of each paper is to be approved by the writing tutor. The first paper must be submitted in draft form (by email attachment or paper copy in class) and revised in consultation with him/her.
Grade breakdown:
Bullet point reading summaries 10%
3 papers (3 pages each) 50% (15%, 15%, 20%)
Final paper (5-6 pages) 25%
Participation 15%
Your papers should include:
¿ informed use of sources
¿ analytical skills
¿ critical treatment of secondary sources
¿ well-structured arguments
¿ correct use of footnotes and citations, organization of materials
With a writing tutor to assist you, there will be an enthusiastic emphasis on improving writing skills.
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