Orchestration

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This course will focus on practical exercises in arranging pre-existing music for orchestral instruments. Students will learm about the techniques and capabilities of modern orchestral instruments through the study of representative scores, demonstrations of musical instruments by Grinnell students and faculty, and through orchestration exercises in a variety of compositional styles from the Classical period to the present. Students will learn to use music notation software for producing professional quality scores and parts. Prerequisites: Music 112. E. MCINTYRE.