Choral composition and choral arrangements
Workshop description
This workshop is aimed at choral directors, choralists, arrangers, composers, musicians in general who wish to expand their knowledge in the construction of functional and effective choral arrangements for all types of formats, as well as the creation of new choral music with a powerful language. and creative.
Methodology
Classes
Indicated for:
- Music students with prior knowledge of musical language, harmony and elementary piano.
- Primary and Secondary music teachers.
- Instrumentalists and singers who want to get started in composition and arrangements.
- People with previous amateur musical practice interested in the world of composition and arrangements.
Workshop content
I. Basic notions of functional harmony:
Basic musical considerations:
· Musical reading.
· Intervals and chords.
· Conduction of voices.
· Music encryption (optional).
Functional harmony:
· Super structure (diatonic major scale with triads and tetrads).
· Tonal functions (T -SD – D).
· Basic substitutions of tonal functions.
Use of musical notation software (Sibelius).
· Workspace (tools, menu bars).
· Basic notions of musical notation (notes, symbols among other functions).
· Style manual for good editing of a choral score.
II.Basic fundamentals for choral arrangements:
The choral instrument:
· Voice classification.
· Records.
· Choral or vocal formats.
Styles and resources for a good choral arrangement:
· Melody (accompanied).
· Homophony.
· Counterpoint.
· Use of phonemes.
· Experimental language.
The text in choral music:
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Prosody and musical accent.
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Hyphens and sinalefas.
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Punctuation marks in the text.
A capella arrangements equal voices:
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For 2 voices (with harmonic content) SS, SA or children's choir.
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For 3 voices (SSA or TTB).
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For 4 voices (SSAA or TTBB).
A cappella arrangements mixed voices:
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For 4 voices (without division).
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For 4 voices (with appropriate divisions).
Adaptation, version and fix:
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Proposal for an arrangement based on a choral work or another arrangement.
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Adaptation from one format to another.
III.
Reharmonization resources for choral arrangements:
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Tonal function changes.
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The universe of the dominant function.
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Inversions and movement of the bass.
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Jazz resources (extended and altered chords).
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FilmScore.
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Pantonality.
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Other experimental languages.
IV.
Basic fundamentals for choral composition:
Stylistic speech:
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Text as a vehicle for discourse.
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Stylistic tools palette.
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Leiv motiv.
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What does the listener expect from my music?
Sacred music:
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Text (origin and usefulness).
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Style.
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Construction site
a cappella
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Work with accompaniment.
Popular music:
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Text selection (poetry, extracts, original text...).
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Style analysis.
Choral work based on a pre-existing work.
Time
- Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Place
- CEIP St. Christopher (c/Bravo Murillo, 39).
Price
- €60/month.
- Registration: €30 (at the beginning of each course).
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