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Goldsmiths, University of London: Composition

Institution Goldsmiths, University of London View institution profile
Department Music
Web https://www.gold.ac.uk/
Study type Taught

Summary

This programme fosters your ability to compose and notate music, and to develop your own personal musical language.

  • You explore a wide range of technical procedures for contemporary composition and engage intellectually and critically with related theories and concepts.

  • There are many practical opportunities to work with performers, including the Department of Music's ensemble-in-residence, and other artistic collaborators.

  • The composition pathway appeals to composers interested in a wide range of contemporary music including Boulez, Stockhausen, Birtwistle, Carter, Xenakis, spectral music and improvised music.

  • There's a focus on fundamental issues concerning pitch, time and pulse, and covers topics such as orchestration, advanced instrumental techniques, large-scale structure.

  • Composers taking this pathway may elect to take options in studio-based composition, providing they have the requisite prior experience.

  • There are also opportunities to work with visiting professional musicians and meet visiting composers, which have included Harrison Birtwistle, Michael Finnissy, Brian Ferneyhough and Jonathan Harvey.

Master of Music - MMus

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Creativity has always been the hallmark of Goldsmiths. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive and ideas are allowed to grow.

Our courses and research activities span the creative arts, humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, business and management across 18 academic departments.

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Our academics cooperate across disciplines to create exciting new courses and develop novel approaches to research issues. Our interdisciplinary approach has helped us to become a national leader in many subject areas.

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