Course Description
Instrumentation and Arranging is the first course in orchestration. Instrument ranges and colors will be learned and discussed. After learning ranges, colors, and uses, students learn to arrange for the orchestra. Common doublings up to three- and four-part arrangements are learned and discussed. Other compositional techniques will be discussed.
Athena Title
Instrumentation and Arranging
Prerequisite
MUSI 2100 and MUSI 2110
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, the student will have learned the Instrument ranges, transpositions, and colors for the whole orchestra, with an emphasis on traditional orchestrations and arranging for orchestra.
Topical Outline
• Class Concepts: Orchestral Instrument ranges, transpositions, timbres for Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Piano, and Harp • Traditional Arrangement and Orchestration techniques • In-Depth study of Orchestrations and their uses
Syllabus