| Course code | KOX020 |
| Name of the course | Modern Compositional Techniques |
| Languages of instruction | english |
| Teaching staff | Liisa Hirsch |
| Responsible staff member | Liisa Hirsch |
| Graded or pass/fail examinations | A | E | E |
| Semester | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ECTS | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Total ECTS | 9 ECTS |
Course aims
The purpose of this course is to explore a variety of compositional techniques, repertoire, concepts, and aesthetics from the recent past, and to provide students interested in composition with the basic tools needed to compose effectively in contemporary idioms. Because music history and theory curricula focus primarily on music from the "common practice" era (1750-1900), this course supplements that material by focusing on music composed since 1900. The course is required for all undergraduate composition and electronic music majors.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will have composed
- a modal or polymodal piece
- a dodecaphonic or serial piece
- a piece exploring a variety of metres, metrical modulatiion or additive rhythm
- a piece making use of new graphic symbols for notation
Each of these pieces is 2-3 minutes long, composed for 1-5 instruments, and will desirably result in a preliminary recording, providing the student with some experience of using, in one's own compositions, those techniques and aspects of modern music.
