Survey of Jazz Composition and Arranging

AR-228

This course is a comprehensive study of the evolution of jazz composition and arranging from its roots to the present, and of the cultural and historical context in which they developed. It will include analysis of representative works by Don Redman, Fletcher Henderson, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Thad Jones, Bill Holman, Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson, Bob Brookmeyer, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sun Ra, Carla Bley, Maria Schneider, and many others through listening, score study, videos, research, analysis, and discussion.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
HR-112 or HR-114; AR-111 or AR-123
Required Of
JCMP majors
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Location
Boston
Department
HARM
Course Chair
George Russell Jr.
Taught By
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