CLARTMU002 - How Classical Music Is Created: The Composer’s Palette
Conductor Carlos Andrés Botero pulls back the curtain on how classical music is created. Masterful classical compositions can seem inevitable, as if there were only one form they could take. However, composers often create numerous versions of their work before arriving at the one we hear. Beethoven, for instance, often wrote more than 25 versions of the same melody. This class spotlights the creative process, exploring works by historical and contemporary classical composers from Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky to John Adams, Jennifer Higdon, Gabriela Lena Frank and Jimmy López Bellido. No musical experience is required for this accessible, engaging course.
Content was previously recorded by the instructor (originally released September 29, 2020)
You may also be interested in Carlos Andrés Botero’s pre-recorded/on-demand course, American Sounds: Great Symphonic Music of North and South America
Course Details
Carlos Andrés Botero, M.M., is an orchestra conductor, music education lecturer and consultant with first-level orchestras in Europe and the Americas, including the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Nashville Symphony, the Xalapa Symphony, Medellin Philharmonic and the Colombian Youth Philharmonic. He is the musical ambassador of the Houston Symphony and artistic director of Sinfónica del ISMEV in Mexico. Mr. Botero has a master’s in music from the Escuela de Música Soto Mesa in Madrid, Spain, and a second master’s in viola performance from Eastern Michigan University.
- The Secrets of a Melody: Line and Design in the Profile of Music
- The Power and Subtlety of Rhythm
- Of Color, Canvases and Brushes: The Composer’s Palette
- Harmony in Music: The Science of Anticipation
- Music’s Texture: A Probe Into the Depth of Sound
- The Construction of Meaning: Inside the Creator’s Process
Online: Pre-recorded / on demand
This course will be delivered in a pre-recorded/on-demand format. Registered participants will receive instructions to access the course page and may view the pre-recorded lectures in any order and as often as preferred. Check Section Notes for access availability.