# Composing for Jazz Orchestra

- 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](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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

1. [Lecture 16: Gil Evans / Miles Davis collaborations (audio only)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/26fd7d24f5d9) (Video)
2. [Lecture 17: George Russell and modal jazz (audio only)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/f89e70767867) (Video)
3. [Lecture 18: Afro-Cuban music and bebop (audio only)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/bc56f5401634) (Video)
4. [Lecture 20: Postmodern approaches (audio only)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/f0a65500957d) (Video)
5. [Lecture 21](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/f6610fe2e393), 1 h 15 min (Video)
6. [Event 10](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/a71c312766e3), 1 h 49 min (Video)
7. [Spring 2009 Event](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/81691cc86ada), 59 min (Video)
8. [Totality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/8ff00dc6bbdd), 6 min (Video)
9. [Empty Bottles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-342-composing-for-jazz-orchestra-fall-2008/6099fe4a9140), 15 min (Video)