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MUSIC 128Z

Stanford Laptop Orchestra: Composition, Coding, and Performance

UNITS:0
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:—

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. This is the zero-unit version of Music MUSIC 128.

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 12453
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DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Wright, Matt, Wang, Ge
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MUSIC 128Z: Stanford Laptop Orchestra: Composition, Coding, and Performance

0 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

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. This is the zero-unit version of Music 128.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — TBA TBA — Wright, Matt, Wang, Ge (Undergrad)

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