MUS 617A Introduction to Stage Music
Consideration of the particularities of musical composition in combination with other art forms. Technical emphasis placed upon general musical issues of balance, timing, underscoring, instrumentation, and dramaic support, with intensive study of examples selected from a variety of periods and genres. Coursework consists of reading and listening assignments and one in-class presentation. The presentation, generally understood to be a work-in-progress, will be a lecture-presentation of a musical excerpt composed specifically for an interdisciplinary performance setting: e.g. incidental music for play, music for dance, or an operatic scene.