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MUSC398
Composition in the Arts
MUSC398 FA
Crosslistings: ARST398
Not Currently Offered
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-22-1999
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