Flamenco Music Composition and Arranging

CW-227

This course examines the concepts and techniques of writing flamenco music, which is a vital and growing genre in contemporary music. The course covers the origins of the various styles of flamenco, their individual influences, primary composers of flamenco, overview of popular lyrics, and common composition and arranging techniques in flamenco styles. Students will investigate the various aspects of writing flamenco music: use of improvised structure; binary, ternary, and polyrhythm rhythmic styles; traditional harmonic approaches and concepts; melodic approaches; and the use of microtones. A variety of compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations will be analyzed, including examples of contemporary compositions and new stylistic variations in flamenco that feature the use of electronics and flamenco without guitar. Students will create compositions and/or arrangements for a flamenco music ensemble.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
AR-111
Required Of
None
Electable By
All
Major Elective for
Contemporary Writing and Production
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Valencia
Department
CWP
Course Chair
Andrea Pejrolo
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