Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Draft Due for Meeting: schedule with instructor for Wednesday Feb. 28
Project Due: Monday, March 12 (even if you are absent)
Performances: Wednesday, March 14
For this project you are to compose a 1-2 minute duet for your own instruments. You will turn in a draft of your piece first in order to
ensure you are on the right path; later you will turn in the finished projects, and finally perform the piece in class.
1. Choose a partner.
2. Design the basic structural elements for your piece consisting of the following elements:
--the specific instruments you will use (e.g. bass clarinet and soprano voice)
--the meter and tempo
--the cadential structure (i.e. how many phrases and what kinds of cadences)
--the Roman numerals of the chord progressions for each phrase
--the 2 main motives employed
3. Bring your completed draft to your meeting with the instructor on February 28
--instructors may schedule meetings on additional days at their discretion
Evaluation:
Your piece will ultimately be graded with regard to fulfilling the project guidelines, creativity, general stylistic appropriateness,
harmonic logic, and neatness. The draft will be worth 10 of the total 50 points.
--keep in mind the principles discussed throughout the year such as melodic forms, general harmonic organization (sequence,
prolongation, progression, extension, the PDT model, etc.), and chord substitutions (e.g. chords with FA in the bass have a
large number of harmonic permutations; though IV might be your initial idea, there are many chords with similar function)
--keep your motives relatively short and simple (3-5 notes), and give them memorable rhythms
--note that the ways to develop a motive are literally infinite, but they should remain audible
--note that most melodies have pitches repeated; every single rhythmic value doesn't have to have a new pitch
--as you write, you may want to label motives to help keep track of the structure and provide coherence through recycling of material