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MUSIC 128

Stanford Laptop Orchestra: Composition, Coding, and Performance (CS 170)

UNITS:1-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-CE

Classroom instantiation of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) which includes public performances. An ensemble of more than MUSIC 20 humans, laptops, controllers, and special speaker arrays designed to provide each computer-mediated instrument with its sonic identity and presence. Topics and activities include issues of composing for laptop orchestras, instrument design, sound synthesis, programming, and live performance. May be repeated four times for credit. Space is limited; see https://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/MUSIC 128 for information about the application and enrollment process. May be repeat for credit

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 7276
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:Knoll 317
INSTRUCTOR:
Wright, Matt, Wang, Ge
units

MUSIC 128: Stanford Laptop Orchestra: Composition, Coding, and Performance (CS 170)

1-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-CE

Classroom instantiation of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) which includes public performances. An ensemble of more than 20 humans, laptops, controllers, and special speaker arrays designed to provide each computer-mediated instrument with its sonic identity and presence. Topics and activities include issues of composing for laptop orchestras, instrument design, sound synthesis, programming, and live performance. May be repeated four times for credit. Space is limited; see https://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/128 for information about the application and enrollment process. May be repeat for credit

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Wednesday 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM — Knoll 317 — Wright, Matt, Wang, Ge (Undergrad)

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