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Music Composition, MUCP = 0835
4180-4190. Composition. 3 hours each. Continuation of MUCP 3190 using any form for any medium according to student needs. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 3190 or equivalent. For composition majors only.
4330. Senior Theory (Orchestration). 3 hours. Basic ranges and transpositions; transcribing and arranging for instruments. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2390 and 2490. For non-composition majors.
4340. Senior Theory (Composition). 3 hours. Beginning problems in composition; composition and study of 20th-century styles and techniques. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2390 and 2490. For non-composition majors.
4430. Orchestration. 3 hours. Original works for orchestra, wind ensemble and full band. Score study and rehearsal attendance required. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 3430. Primarily for composition majors.
4510. Contemporary Music. 3 hours. Survey of recent music emphasizing experimental compositional methods. Listening, score study and analysis. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2390 and 2490, or consent of college.
4580-4590. Composition. 3 hours each. Writing small works in contemporary styles. Prerequisite(s): one semester of composition. For non-composition majors.
4810. Electro-Acoustic Music I. 3 hours. (3;1) Theory, principles and practice of electro-acoustic composition emphasizing MIDI sound synthesis technology. Includes weekly studio time. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of composition or consent of college.
4820. Electro-Acoustic Music II. 3 hours. (3;1) Continuation of MUCP 4810, emphasizing MIDI sound synthesis. Includes weekly studio time. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 4810.
5180. Composition. 3 hours. Development of techniques and styles according to individual needs. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of undergraduate composition or consent of college. For non-composition majors.
5190. Composition. 3 hours. Composition in larger forms and various media. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 4190 or equivalent. For composition majors only.
5590. Intermedia Performance Seminar. 1-3 hours. Production of and performance in individual and group projects in the presentation of intermedia compositions, emphasizing computer music media and utilizing the resources of the New Music Performance Lab and the Intermedia Theater. Open to graduate students in music and other arts, radio and television. Assigned credit hours are determined in audition/interview by instructor prior to enrollment, based on the scope of the proposed project and the degree of individual student responsibility for course project(s).
5680. Seminar in Computer Music Media I. 3 hours. Digital sound synthesis systems; computer systems applications; intermedia composition. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 4810 or equivalent.
5690. Seminar in Computer Music Media II. 3 hours. Digital sound synthesis systems; computer-assisted composition; projects in intermedia composition. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 5680.
5700. Seminar in Computer Music Media III. 3 hours. Advanced digital synthesis systems emphasizing complex timbre design; computer-assisted composition; advanced intermedia composition. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 5690.
5710. Seminar in Computer Music Media IV. 3 hours. Advanced computer-assisted composition; interactive, real-time digital synthesis composition; advanced projects in intermedia composition. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 5700, CSCI 5030 or demonstrated proficiency in a professional programming language (e.g. Pascal, C, Lisp, Prolog, etc.).
5900-5910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each.
6100. Composition. 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): master's degree in composition or equivalent. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the DMA or PhD program in composition.
6110. Composition: Advanced Computer Music Systems I. 3 hours. Computer-assisted composition requiring the completion and documentation of a project that demonstrates original research in compositional algorithms. Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUCP 5700.
6120. Composition: Advanced Computer Music Systems II. 3 hours. Computer-assisted composition requiring the completion and documentation of a project that demonstrates original research in digital and analog conversion systems for discrete-time waveform synthesis. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 6110.
6130. Seminar in Instrumental Writing. 3 hours. Instrumental techniques that have bearing on composition; analysis of instrumental works; actual composition. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the DMA or PhD program in composition.
6140. Seminar in Choral Writing. 3 hours. Choral techniques that have bearing on composition; analysis of choral works; actual composition. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the DMA or PhD program in composition.
6150. Analysis of Contemporary Music. 3 hours. Techniques and styles of composers determined by analysis of representative works; related literature, books and articles by composers, theorists and musicologists.
6410. Twentieth-Century Contrapuntal Techniques.
3 hours. Review of structural principles of polyphonic writing from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Analytical studies of 20th-century works that demonstrate expansion or extension of these principles. Original written projects are required. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
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