New courses in Music and Theater Artshttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/index.htm2009-07-02MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduen-USContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class explores composition and arrangement for the large jazz ensembles from 1920s foundations to current postmodern practice. Consideration given to a variety of styles and to the interaction of improvisation and composition. Study of works by Basie, Ellington, Evans, Gillespie, Golson, Mingus, Morris, Nelson, Williams, and others. Open rehearsals, workshops, and performances of student compositions by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-342Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHarvey, Mark2009-06-22T01:21:39-04:0021M.342en-USMusic and Theater ArtsJazz/Jazz StudiesSoundpaintingWalter Thompsonimprovisationjazz compositionjazz arrangingSteve LajoieBirth of the CoolMiles DavisGil EvansAardvark Jazz OrchestraRuss GershonEither-OrchestraEthiopiquesethiopian jazzEthio-jazzEthiojazzMulatu AstatkeBill LoweGeorge RussellDuke Ellingtonswingbig bandcontemporary jazzmodern jazzlarge ensemble jazzjazz bandMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmDirected composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments. Includes a weekly seminar in composition for the presentation and discussion of student work in progress. Students are expected to produce at least one substantive work, performed in public, by the end of the term. Contemporary compositions and major works from twentieth-century music literature are studied. Meets with graduate subject 21M.505, but assignments vary.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-351Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmChild, Peter2009-04-20T03:20:30-04:0021M.35121M.505en-USMusic and Theater ArtsMusic Theory and Compositionsongart songorchestrationavant-garde musicpost-tonalatonalchamber music20th century musiccontemporary musiccomposerclassical musicMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmDirected composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments. Includes a weekly seminar in composition for the presentation and discussion of student work in progress. Students are expected to produce at least one substantive work, performed in public, by the end of the term. Contemporary compositions and major works from twentieth-century music literature are studied. Meets with graduate subject 21M.505, but assignments vary.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-351Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmChild, Peter2009-04-20T03:20:30-04:0021M.35121M.505en-USMusic and Theater ArtsMusic Theory and Compositionsongart songorchestrationavant-garde musicpost-tonalatonalchamber music20th century musiccontemporary musiccomposerclassical musicMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm