ORCHESTRATION I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MUSIC 222 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Study the mechanisms and idiomatic treatment of each instrument of the orchestra, through observance and instrumental demonstrations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically analyze how these instruments function within the choir for which they belong, ie winds, brass, percussion and strings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe instrumental interaction within an orchestral setting. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Hone the skills needed to fully orchestrate a piano work that reflects the complexity of "super-instruments", and "composite textures", in a comprehensive and creative manner. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Study the mechanisms and idiomatic treatment of each instrument of the orchestra, through observance and instrumental demonstrations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically analyze how these instruments function within the choir for which they belong, ie winds, brass, percussion and strings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe instrumental interaction within an orchestral setting. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Hone the skills needed to fully orchestrate a piano work that reflects the complexity of "super-instruments", and "composite textures", in a comprehensive and creative manner. Audience: Graduate