Music Synthesis

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2 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) This course is an introduction to electronic music, both in its technology and its role in reshaping musical traditions. The course will emphasize waveform analysis with the related mathematical and acoustical concepts. Units will include a history of electronic musical instruments, related acoustics, exploration of various methods of synthesis, and spectra analyses of waveforms using the mathematics developed by Fourier. Students will create original or mutated timbre for use in an original arrangement or composition. The use of the computer as a tool for composition and score production will be explored.