Rise and Fall was the title of the concert presentation of selected works by the students of the Codarts minor World music composition in practice 2016-2017. This minor is taught and was developed by Oscar van Dillen. Below you will find the full program presented at the concert of 17 …
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***page currently under development*** Structures of scales In the program of the minor World music composition in practice there is a module where scales are studied, especially from North India. As this minor has the aim to incite and inspire students to create their own compositions, their own music, …
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Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in March 2015. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Outline of …
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Polyethnic Mosaic was the title of the concert presentation of selected works by the students of the Codarts minor World music composition in practice 2012-2013. This minor is taught and was developed by Oscar van Dillen. Below you will find the full program presented at the concert of 14 …
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The kora is a 21-string bridge-harp, originating from, and used extensively in, West-African countries, such as Mali, Gambia, and Senegal. Kora music being part of the oral tradition, its music was not written until the 20th century. The ethnomusicologists were the only ones to notate the instrument in the …
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