Choral Music for Composers
Module code
M-FT-CMC
Curricular domain
Theory Classes
Credits
3
Group size
10. If there are fewer applications for this subject than indicated in the description, it will typically proceed with proportionally less contact time (and accordingly more individual attention per student).
Number of course weeks
15
Class duration
1 hour
Total contact hours
15 hours
Study load
69 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Admitted to Composition for Film and Theatre year 2.
Competencies
Aims
Analysis of choral literature from historic sources to present day. (Not a performance course) Emphasis will be placed on preparing students to write their own choral (or multiple voice) works.
Relation to other modules
This module is related to the main subject modules.
Content
This module comprises knowledge of vocal ranges, styles, practices, techniques, and the contemporary vocal music ensemble. We will analyse large ensemble and chamber works written from the Middle Ages through present day.
Mode(s) of instruction
Group classes. On campus with hybrid streaming possibilities.
Material & Tools
Materials chosen by the students, complemented by materials by the instructor(s).
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of the semester.
Criteria
Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
Students are summatively assessed at the end of the semester.
The end-of-semester assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons and assignments.
Tests conducted online are valid only if it is done without interruption. The assessor will decide whether or not the test was valid.
Resit options
Module summary
These classes focus on the analysis of choral music, with a focus on how composers write for multiple voices, by studying existing repertoire.