Spring 2027

Seminar in Composition

Seminar in Composition covering musical forms, contemporary performance practice, electronic music, and intermedia.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Laura Schwendinger3.6/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Critically analyze and synthesize the elements of each composer's styles studied to understand which elements are used for what effect in the works studied.

  • Develop and refine technical understanding of the stylistic practices of the works studied.

  • Write about, and discuss the relevant issues in the music studied.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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  • Graduate/professional standing
MUSIC 927

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

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Raw average: 3.40/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LAURA SCHWENDINGER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Musical forms
  • Contemporary performance practice
  • Electronic music
  • Intermedia

Skills

  • Critically analyze and synthesize composer styles
  • Develop technical understanding of stylistic practices
  • Write about and discuss issues in music

Grades

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Sources & history

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MUSIC 927 · Spring 2027

Seminar in Composition

Recorded 2026-10-14
MUSIC 927 · Spring 2027

Contemporary Text Setting

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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