Final Composition

Write a Composition in the following form:

 Sonata Allegro

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If you  are not in HMU 304 and have not yet taken HMU 398 Orchestration II: You may write for  any ensemble you like or choose f rom the following ensembles:

1. String Quartet or String Quintet (quartet & string bass)
2. Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
3. Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba
4. Any combination of one of each of the following groupings

Soprano Voice: Violin1, Flute, Trumpet
Alto Voice: Violin 2, Oboe or Clarinet, Horn
Tenor Voice: Viola, Clarinet, Trombone
Bass Voice: Cello or String Bass, Bassoon, Tuba

Your written submission must be in pdf form and must have a complete analysis including all motive, phrase, period, Part and Song Form and/or Sectional Form annotations.

If you are currently in or have completed HMU 398:

you may write for any ensemble you wish as long as it encompasses one full instrument choir. Ie the smallest configuration would be either:

1. Full string ensemble,
2. Full wind ensemble,
3. Full brass ensemble or
4. Full percussion ensemble.
5. Full symphony orchestra with 16 1st violins winds and brass in 3s.

If you write on 5 Staves or less, your written submission must be in pdf form and must have a complete analysis including all motive, phrase, period, Part and Song Form and/or Sectional Form annotations. In addition you must clearly label all your syntactic usages according to their respective letter designations. If you write on more than 5 staves, you must submit two pdfs: 1) a pdf of your short score with a complete analysis including all motive, phrase, period, Part and Song Form and/or Sectional Form annotations. In addition you must clearly label all your syntactic usages according to their respective letter designations on the short score. 2) a pdf of the full orchestration. This need not contain any annotations. You will be graded strictly on your writing ability NOT on your orchestration. However, if you are so dedicated to write a full orchestration, I will make careful comments and give you serious feedback on the orchestration and you will have my sincere respect for taking the challenge.

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If you are currently in or have completed HMU 415

you need not follow any syntactic usages. You are free to write as inspired. However, you must annotate your theoretical construct clearly

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If you are currently in or have completed HMU 304

YOU MAY (but dont have to) COMBINE THIS FINAL WITH THE HMU 304 FINAL. 

The combined final exam may be found here: http://personal.stevens.edu/~abrick/theory4/theory4_files/theory4_comp_final_pt1.pdf
 
The final submission date will be the later of the two posted final exams.

The combined HMU 304/HMU 310 Final Exam will receive 2 grades.  The grade for the theory portion of the exam will be completely independent of the grade for the  composition portion of the exam. A poor theory 4 exam does not exclude the possibility of a very strong composition exam and visa versa. 

30% of your grade for each portion of the exam will be based on how well you succesfully meet the milestone deadlines

70% of your grad efor each portion of the exam will be based on how well you implement that which is required in the exam.  

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Milestones

All milestones in the creation of your composition must be submitted with pdf and mp3 and follow the submission guidlines posted here http://personal.stevens.edu/~abrick/composition/

All pdfs must have a complete analysis including all motive, phrase, period, Part and Song Form and/or Sectional Form annotations.   If you are comibining the composition exam with the Music Theory 4 exm, all pdfs must also have complete Roman numeral and arabic numeral analysis and arrows showing implementation or exceptions to voicel leading rules.    As well you will be expected to clearly define the writing techniques you are employing to create variations in your rondo sections or variations in the development section of your Sonata Allegro

 

Due April 30	Due May 4	Due May 8	Due May 12	Due May 15	Due May 16
Sonata Allegro Complete Principle Theme	Sonata Allegro Complete Subordinate Theme and Transition to 1) repeat of exposition 2) Devlopment	Sonata Allegro complete at least 1/2 Devlopment	Sonata Allegro Complete Devlopment	Sonata Allegro Complete Recapitulation	Final Submission Include mp3 and Pdf Email to all classes that apply.