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This module provides the student with an understanding of different textures such as monophony, homophony, polyphony and heterophony.
The module will also include an introduction to basic orchestration techniques. Students will examine different combination of instruments in various textural settings, write for combinations of instruments with attention to timbre, range, performance techniques and instrumental idioms. There will be exercises comprising formal analysis of musical works-- the aim of which is to show how composers shape melody, harmony and timbre to create large-scale musical structures.