Survey of Jazz Composition and Arranging

AR-228
A comprehensive study of the evolution of jazz arranging and composition from the 1920s to the present. Score analysis of representative works by Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Thad Jones, and others. Extensive listening. Written arrangements not required.
Credits
2
Prerequisites
None
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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