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Course21M.3429 lectures

Composing for Jazz Orchestra

Dr. Mark Harvey · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This class explores composition and arrangement for the large jazz ensemble 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.

Lectures

Video and Audio Classes

  1. Lecture 16: Gil Evans / Miles Davis collaborations (audio only) Video
  2. Lecture 17: George Russell and modal jazz (audio only) Video
  3. Lecture 18: Afro-Cuban music and bebop (audio only) Video
  4. Lecture 20: Postmodern approaches (audio only) Video
  5. Lecture 21 1 h 15 min · Video
  6. Event 10 1 h 49 min · Video
  7. Spring 2009 Event 59 min · Video

Assignments

  1. Totality 6 min · Video
  2. Empty Bottles 15 min · Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Music
Teacher
Dr. Mark Harvey
Term
Fall 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
History, Art, architecture and design, Music
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Dr. Mark Harvey. Composing for Jazz Orchestra. Fall 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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