Bright Sheng guides us through three works — by Brahms, Beethoven, and Sheng — for an intimate look inside the composer's mind. This course strives to give students a new appreciation of music, based on an understanding of the craft behind each work. This class is perfect for those wanting to gain a unique perspective on the creative process of music composition, while challenging traditional notions of how composers approach formal structure, melody, and harmony.
Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers
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Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers
Instructors: Bright Sheng
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There are 3 modules in this course
This series of lectures on melody uses Johannes Brahms's Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2, as its starting point.
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13 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
This series of lectures on harmony uses Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, as its starting point.
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9 videos1 assignment
This series of lectures on post-tonal composition uses Bright Sheng's Four Movements for Piano Trio as its starting point.
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8 videos1 assignment
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EE
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Reviewed on Aug 4, 2024
very good gave me a new perspective of seeing the art as whole and got to know how the era and the environment will influence the art and the artist mind .
PJ
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Reviewed on Jul 22, 2021
The course really shows how composers think when composing. The learning material is well structured and presented.
NC
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Reviewed on Dec 22, 2020
I LOVED IT! I really felt I understood a lot of aspects about music that I haven't gotten to know before as a professional musician. I loved Bright Sheng's Music. Amazing human being.
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