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Geschichte der Instrumentation, 1. Semester für BA-Studierende Komposition/Musiktheorie

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Subject according curriculum
Instrumentation
Teachers
Prof. Sebastian Sprenger
Scope
Wednesday, 4:30–5:30 p.m. (or by appointment) Start date: October 7, 2026
Room
Blau 104 (Komposition, Theorie, Multimedia)
Duration
eine Semesterwochenstunde
Description

History of orchestral and ensemble composition up to ca. 1800 (1st semester); fundamental issues in orchestration from stylistic, (psycho-)acoustic, and aesthetic perspectives (with practical exercises, if possible)

Literature

Gieseler, Walter/Lombardi, Luca/Weyer, Rolf-Dieter: Instrumentation in 20th-Century Music. Celle 1985
Jost, Peter: Instrumentation: History and Evolution of the Orchestral Sound. Kassel, et al. 2004
Sevsay, Ertugrul: Handbook of Instrumentation Practice. Kassel, et al., 2005

Credits
2 Creditpoints
Comments

Course Assessment: Presentation

Students from other departments are generally welcome to participate.

Please register at: sprengersebastian[at]hfmt-hamburg.de

Modules
Musiktheorie 1 Kompostion/Musiktheorie