2024

Fundamentals of Orchestration II

Name: Fundamentals of Orchestration II
Code: MUS01918L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Music

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Study the technical and expressive characteristics of woodwinds
Knowing the instruments of the classical orchestra and control all transposing instruments. ?Develop the orchestral functions.

Contents

Woodwinds and brass:
- Study their individual characteristics.
Analysis of representative orchestrations from the classical period.
Scoring for woods.
Scoring for full classical orchestra.
It is the writing itself which allows students to understand not only the physical limits of the instruments, but also their different qualities in each register.

Teaching Methods

This curricular unit is taught in a small group class.
Listening and analyzing works with the from the orchestration perspective.
Write short orchestrations with the class.
Correction of the individual exercises but always with the observation and participation of the whole class.
Evaluation 
- regular exercises (TL).
- one test (F).  
          AV = (TLx0 ,5) + (Fx0,5)
           Minimum classroom sessions: 75% (except student workers).
Only students who fail the continuous evaluation can be evaluated by an examination.