This module is aimed at postgraduate Composition students. The module is a practice-based introduction to the techniques and the harmonic language of the 20th/21st century period. It explores the principle of composition using independent parameters, and advanced treatment of pitch, rhythm and timbre, via practical applications of the techniques.
*Curricular information is subject to change
Serialism/set theory
Atonal harmony
Indeterminacy
Multiple tempi
Stochastics
Microtonality (Just Intonation, temperaments)
Combinatorics, application of simple mathematics
Spectralism
Electronic music
One hour lecture per week, with self-directed learning.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |