MUSC398

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MUSC398

Composition in the Arts MUSC398 FA

Crosslistings: ARST398

Next Offered in 9899 FA

Composition, the manner in which elements are combined or related to form a whole in space and time, is a basic practice in all the arts. In this seminar, we will explore the compositional process through a series of problems that address the concept of site. By site, we mean either a physical location or semantic field within which the artist acts. Participants will compose individual and collaborative interventions with a wide range of sites- public, private, corporeal, and electronic- in response to the problems posed.

MAJOR READINGS

SITINGS, Hugh Davies and Ron Onorato
SILENCE, John Cage
RADIOTEXTE, Neil Strauss (editor)
ECHO, THE IMAGES OF SOUND, Paul Panhuysen (editor)
WORDS AND SPACES, Stuart Smith and Thomas DeLio (editors)
ILLUMINATIONS, Walter Benjamin (translated by Hannah Arendt)
THE ANTI-AESTHETIC, Hal Foster
Note: specific articles from these antholgies will be used
to help identify specific 'sites' and the compositional
problems they create.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly compostions. Term project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

The course is intended for upper division arts majors with interest in composition. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Performance

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA MUSC

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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