List of compositions by Josef Bohuslav Foerster

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Below is a list of compositions by Josef Bohuslav Foerster sorted by genre, opus number, date of composition, original and English titles.

GenreOpusComposition dateCzech title (original title)English titleScoringNotes
Opera1890–1891DeboraDeborain 3 acts; libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil after Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
Opera1895–1897 Eva Evain 3 acts; libretto by the composer after the 1889 play Gazdina roba by Gabriela Preissová
Opera1902–1904
revised 1906
JessikaJessikain 3 acts; libretto by Jaroslav Vrchlický after The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Opera1001917Nepřemoženíin 4 acts; libretto by the composer; first sketches date from 1906
Opera1221921–1922Srdcein 2 acts with prologue and epilogue; libretto by the composer
Opera1581935–1936Bloudin 7 scenes; libretto by the composer based on the 1885 short story Two Old Men by Leo Tolstoy
Melodrama1889for narrator and pianowords by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Melodrama1897AmarusAmarusfor narrator and pianowords by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Melodrama1890–1895FaustulusFaustulus
MelodramaLegenda o svaté Juliifor narrator and pianowords by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Melodrama1905Norská balladaNorwegian Balladfor narrator and pianowords after the novel Román o věrném přátelství Amise a Amila by Julius Zeyer
Melodrama111a1921Three Kingsfor narrator and pianowords by Josef Václav Sládek
Melodrama111d1921for narrator and pianowords by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Melodrama149a1942–1943CarçamonCarçamonfor narrator and pianowords by Henry A. Beers in translation by Josef Václav Sládek
Melodrama149bPan učitelfor narrator and pianowords by Renata Horaová
Melodrama155a1934Romance štědrovečernífor narrator and pianowords by Jan Neruda
Melodrama1936for narrator and piano
Melodrama1621940for narrator and piano
1.~2. words by Josef Václav Sládek
3. words by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Melodrama176a1934Kejklířfor narrator and piano or orchestrawords by Otokar Fischer; orchestrated in 1949
Incidental music1897Princezna PampeliškaPrincess Dandelionfor the play by Jaroslav Kvapil
Incidental music1901Sleeping Beauty
Incidental music1906Trilogie o SimsonoviSimson Trilogyfor the dramatic poem by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Incidental musicStrakonický dudákfor the play by Josef Kajetán Tyl; for voices and orchestra
Incidental music116e1922Večer TříkrálovýTwelfth Nightfor the play by William Shakespeare
Incidental music116f1927Julius CaesarJulius Caesarfor the play by William Shakespeare
Orchestral1884Slovanská fantazieSlavonic Fantasyfor orchestra
Orchestral1884V horáchIn the Mountainsfor chamber orchestraSuite
Orchestral1887–1888Symfonie č. 1 d mollSymphony No. 1 in D minorfor orchestra
Orchestral1891Suita c mollSuite in C minorfor orchestra
OrchestralAt Sunset, 2 Nocturnesfor orchestra
Orchestral1892–1893Symfonie č. 2 F durSymphony No. 2 in F majorfor orchestra
Orchestral1894–1895Symfonie č. 3 D dur „Život“Symphony No. 3 "Life" in D majorfor orchestra
Orchestral1900My Youthfor orchestraSymphonic poem
Orchestral1905Symfonie č. 4 c moll „Veliká noc“Symphony No. 4 "Easter Eve" in C minorfor orchestra
Orchestral1903Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergeracfor orchestraSuite
Orchestral1895Tragická ouverturaTragic Overturefor orchestra
Orchestral1903Večer v BelmontuEvening in Belmontfor orchestra
Orchestral1907Slavnostní předehraFestive Preludefor orchestra
Orchestral1908–1909Ze Shakespeara
  1. Introduzione
  2. Perdita
  3. Viola
  4. Lady Mackbeth
  5. Katharina, Petruchio a Eros
From Shakespeare
  1. Introduction
  2. Perdita
  3. Viola
  4. Lady Macbeth
  5. Katherina, Petruchio and Eros
for orchestraSuite
Orchestral1909Legenda o štěstíLegend of Happinessfor orchestra
Orchestral1911JaroSpringfor orchestra
Orchestral1912Jaro a touhaSpringtime and Desirefor orchestraSymphonic poem
Orchestral1241923Jičínská suita Jičín Suitefor orchestraalso for piano
Orchestral1411924–1929Symfonie č. 5 d mollSymphony No. 5 in D minorfor orchestra
Concertante1910–1911Houslový koncert č. 1 c mollConcerto No. 1 in C minorfor violin and orchestra
Concertante1041925–1926Houslový koncert č. 2 d mollConcerto No. 2 in D minorfor violin and orchestra
Concertante1431930Koncert pro violoncello a orchestrConcertofor cello and orchestra
Concertante183b1945–1946Capriccio pro sólovou flétnu a malý orchestrCapricciofor flute and chamber orchestra
Chamber music1886Smyčcový kvintetString Quintetfor
Chamber music1883Klavírní trio č. 1 f mollPiano Trio No. 1 in F minorfor violin, cello and piano
Chamber music1888Smyčcový kvartet č. 1 E durString Quartet No. 1 in E majorfor
Chamber music1889Houslová sonáta h mollSonata in B minorfor violin and piano
Chamber music1897Princezna Pampeliška, Suita pro housle a klavírPrincess Dandelion, Suitefor violin and pianoafter the incidental music for the play by Jaroslav Kvapil
Chamber music1894Allegro giocoso pro smyčcové kvartetoAllegro giocosofor
Chamber music1894Klavírní trio č. 2 B durPiano Trio No. 2 in B majorfor violin, cello and piano
Chamber music1893Smyčcový kvartet č. 2 D durString Quartet No. 2 in D majorfor
Chamber music1898Sonáta pro violoncello a klavír č. 1 f mollSonata No. 1 in F minorfor cello and piano
Chamber music1907Smyčcový kvartet č. 3 C durString Quartet No. 3 in C majorfor revised 1913
Chamber music1914Ballata pro housle a klavírBalladefor violin and piano
Chamber music1909Dechový kvintetWoodwind Quintetfor flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Chamber music1051919–1921Klavírní trio č. 3 a mollPiano Trio No. 3 in A minorfor violin, cello and piano
Chamber music1281925Fantasie pro housle a klavírFantasiefor violin and piano
Chamber music1301926Sonáta pro violoncello a klavír č. 2 c mollSonata No. 2 in C minorfor cello and piano
Chamber music1381928Komorní hudba pro klavír a smyčcový kvartetChamber Musicfor
Chamber music1471931Nonet: variace o dvou thematechNonet: Variations on Two Themesfor flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Chamber music1541934Dvě impromptu pro housle a klavírfor violin and piano
Chamber music1671940Zbirožská suita pro violu a klavírZbiroh Suitefor viola and piano
Chamber music1771943Sonata quasi una fantasia pro housle a klavírSonata quasi una fantasiafor violin and piano
Chamber music1821944Smyčcový kvartet č. 4 F durString Quartet No. 4 in F majorfor
Chamber music183a1944Malá suita pro dvoje housleLittle Suitefor
Chamber music1945Elegie pro housle sóloElegiefor violin solomanuscript
Chamber music1950–1951Smyčcový kvartet č. 5 F dur „Vestecký“String Quartet No. 5 "Vestec" in F majorfor
Chamber music183published posth. 1953Malá suita pro troje housleLittle Suitefor
Chamber musicMelodieMelodiefor cello and piano
Harmonium1896for harmonium
Organ1896Fantasie C durFantasie in C majorfor organ
Organ1351927ImpromptuImpromptufor organ
Piano1887Jarní náladySpring Moodsfor piano3 Pieces
Piano1885Allegro a ScherzoAllegro and Scherzofor piano
Piano1885MiniaturyMiniaturesfor piano
Piano1890Listy z mého deníkuPages from My Diaryfor piano
PianoLyrické skladbyLyric Piecesfor piano 4-hands
Piano1898SněníDreamingfor piano
Piano1902Roses of Memoriesfor pianoCycle of 6 piano pieces
Piano1904Hudba večeraEvening Musicfor piano
Piano1905A jabloně kvetlyAnd Apple Trees Were in Bloomfor piano
Piano1906Taneční skicyDance Sketchesfor piano
Piano1907–1909ImpreseImpressionsfor piano
Piano1908–1909Skladby pro mého synáčkaCompositions for My Sonfor piano
Piano1912Erotovy maskyMasks of Erosfor piano 4-hands
Piano1241924Jičínská suita o čtyřech větách Jičín Suitefor pianoin 4 movements; also for orchestra
Piano1291926Osenická suitaOsenice Suitefor piano
Piano1926Stopy ve sněhu, 2 nálady ve snazším slohuFootprints in the Snow: 2 Easy Mood Piecesfor piano 4-hands
Piano1361927Charcoal sketchesfor pianoCycle of piano pieces
Piano142Notturno fantastico, dvě klavírní skladby pro levou rukuNotturno fantastico, 2 Piecesfor piano left-hand
Piano153b1939DenDayfor piano
Vocal1882for voice (baritone) and piano
Vocal1886–1888Songs of Spring and Autumn
Vocal1888Petrklíče, Čtyři písně
  1. Jako čerstvá ze studánky
  2. Když jsme prvně sami byli
  3. S petrklíčem
  4. Louky, háje už se stměly
Primroses, 4 Songsfor soprano and pianowords by Josef Václav Sládek, John Paulsen and Svatopluk Čech
Vocal1895for medium voice and piano
VocalErotikon, 4 písně pro vyšší hlas a klavír
  1. To jen mi dej
  2. V máji
  3. Jen víru měj
  4. Jak čarné je
Erotikon: 4 Songsfor high voice and piano
Vocal1890–1895for voice and piano
1. folk text
2. words by Karl Stieler
3. words by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Vocal1896Polní květyWild Flowers
Vocal1895for medium voice and piano
VocalVzpomínkySouvenirs
VocalTwilight Songsfor voice and piano1.~5. translations by Karel Burian
1. words by Rainer Maria Rilke
2. words by Ernst Eckstein
3. words by Heinrich Heine
4. words by Martin Greif
5. words by Paul Verlaine
6. words by Jaroslav Vrchlický
VocalNachtviolen4 Lieder aus dem Zyklus Eine Liebe von G. Falke
Vocal1899–1900Love: Song Cyclefor voice and pianowords by Gustav Falke in translation by Josef Theurer and Karel Burian
Vocalfor voice and piano
1. words by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz
2. words by Carl Siebel (1836–1868)
3. words by Paul Bornstein
4. words by Hedda Rzach Sauer (1875–1953)
VocalSen jarní noci
  1. Z jara
  2. Pozdrav
  3. Nesmím ji milovat
  4. Má Lilie
  5. Marii
  6. Marné sny
  7. Vhoď v moje srdce kotvu
  8. Zvuky a bolesti
for voice and pianowords by Robert Hamerling
Vocal1900–1902Brilliant Daysfor voice and pianowords by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868–1900)
VocalMučenka, 6 písníPassionflower: 6 Songsfor voice and piano
Vocal1909for voice and pianowords by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Vocal1910Songs on Words by Máchafor voice and pianowords by Karel Hynek Mácha
VocalWhite Roses: 4 Songsfor voice and pianowords by Jaroslav Kvapil
Vocal1912Dvě písně s violou a klavíremfor voice, viola and piano
Vocal1914Milostné písně na slova Rabindranátha Thákura
  1. Ó netaj v srdci
  2. Každý den
  3. Mé srdce
  4. Já světa vzala květ
  5. Lásko má
Love Songs on Words by Rabindranath Tagorefor voice and piano or orchestrawords by Rabindranath Tagore
Vocal1915Drei Lieder aus der Kriegszeit
  1. Und die Kugel traf
  2. Draußen im weiten Krieg
  3. Nacht im Felde
for medium voice and piano
1. words by Gustav Falke
2. words by Christian Morgenstern
3. words by Ernst Lothar
Vocal1011910Pohádka o dlouhé touze, soubor 15 písní
na slova Josefa Merhauta
  1. Notturno I
  2. Nové jaro
  3. Jste duše silná
  4. Cestou
  5. Notturno II
  6. Notturno III
  7. Vždy v ráno jarní
  8. Červený slunečník
  9. Notturno IV
  10. Hvězdy
  11. Píseň beze slov
  12. Notturno V
  13. Podzim
  14. Mlhy
  15. Notturno poslední
Fairy-Tale of a Long Craving: 15 Songsfor voice and pianowords by Josef Merhaut (1863–1907)
Vocal1071914–1918Pure Morning: 3 Songsfor voice and orchestrawords by Otokar Březina, Antonín Sova and František Xaver Šalda
Vocal109a1911Dva motivy z Jana Nerudyfor voice and pianowords by Jan Neruda
Vocal109b1897–1912for voice and pianowords by Maurice Maeterlinck, Paul Fleming and Mikhail Lermontov
Vocal125aDva žalmyfor medium voice and organ (or harmonium, or piano)
Vocal126Co zpívá večer, Cyklus písnífor voice and piano
Vocal1271897–1898Zpívající noc
Vocal1321924Kvetoucí magnólie, 5 písníFlowering Magnolia: 5 Songsfor voice and pianowords by Vítězslav Hálek
Vocalfor voice and piano
Vocalfor voice and piano
VocalV deštivé chvíliIn a Rainy Timefor voice and piano
Vocal1927Ballada horskáMountain Balladfor voice and pianowords by Jan Neruda
Vocal1421932–1940for voice and piano
Vocal144
  1. Vyrovnání
  2. Tam na oltáři
  3. V Indickém moři
  4. Břízy
  5. Oblačný pták
  6. Tak bude stát
for voice and piano
Vocal157
  1. Dolorosa
  2. Sursum corda
for voice, violin, cello and organ

2. words by Karel Bohdan Ort
VocalJežíšekFather Christmas
Vocal1611937for medium voice and pianowords by Aleksander Pushkin in translation by Petr Křička
Vocal1631939for voice, cello and piano
1. words by the composer
2. words by František Xaver Svoboda
3. words by Jan Rokyta
Vocal165a1941–1942for voice and piano
1.~2. words by Josef Václav Sládek
3. words by Jaroslav Vrchlický
4. words by Jaroslav Kvapil
5.~6. words by Jaroslav Vrchlický
Vocal1801943Poslední písně F.X. Svobodyfor voice and pianowords by František Xaver Svoboda
Vocal1811938for voice and orchestra
1. words by Jaroslav Vrchlický
2. words by Jaroslav Vyplel
3. words by František Xaver Šalda
Vocal1841945–1946Rozmarné písněWhimsical Songsfor voice and piano
Vocal1861945U bran štěstíAt the Gates of Happinessfor voice and pianowords by Josef Václav Sládek
Vocal1891948Songs of June Daysfor voice and pianowords by the composer, William Shakespeare and Josef Václav Sládek
VocalPraze, 3 písně
  1. Město usíná
  2. Láska
  3. Praze
To Prague: 3 Songsfor voice and piano
1. words by Nina Tučková
2. words by Karel Toman
3. words by Jan Grmela
Choral1889Hymnus andělůHymn of the Angelsfor mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Svatopluk Čech
Choral1889for mixed choruswords by Josef Václav Sládek
Choralfor male chorus
Choral1889for male choruswords by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1889for male choruswords by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1889Czech Songfor mixed choruswords by Jaroslav Kvapil
Choralfor mixed chorus and organ
Choral1894–1897Devět mužských sborů
  1. Oráč
  2. Mé orné půdy každý hon
  3. Píseň jarní
  4. Velké, širé, rodné lány
  5. Polní cestou
  6. Skřivánkovi
  7. Z osudu rukou
  8. Stav si, vlaštovičko, hnízdo
  9. Když jsme se loučili
for male chorusone edition erroneously designated Op. 47
1. words by Karel Dostál-Lutinov
2. words by Josef Václav Sládek
3. words by Jaroslav Kvapil
4.~9. words by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1891–1892Stabat MaterStabat Materfor mixed chorus, orchestra and organ
ChoralDva ženské čtverozpěvy
  1. Panna
  2. Fialy
for
Choral1901–1907for
3. words by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1932Songs for Czech Patron Saints
Choral1901Modlitba na mořiPrayer to the Seafor mixed choruswords by Moritz von Strachwitz and Vladimír Hornof
ChoralDva ženské čtverozpěvy
  1. V koutečku u zdi
  2. Tiše
for words by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral
1898
1909
Dva sbory pro smíšené hlasy s průvodem klavíru
  1. Skon
  2. Jarní noc
for mixed voices and piano
1. words by Heinrich Heine in translation by Václav Juda Novotný
Choral1885
Choral1910Svatý Václave!Saint Wenceslas!for male choruswords by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1910–1911Female Choruses
  1. Blessing of the Night
  2. Bridge of Sighs
for female chorus and orchestra
1. words by Christian Friedrich Hebbel
2. words by Thomas Hood in translation by Josef Václav Sládek
Choralfor children's chorus a cappella
1. words by Josef Václav Sládek
2. words by Karel Toman
3.~5. words by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1913–1916for male chorus
Choral1021920–1921Devět mužských sborůfor male choruswords by Josef Václav Sládek and Jaroslav Vrchlický
Choral1081918Mrtvým bratřímTo the Dead Brothersfor soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra and organbiblical words, and by Karl Gerok, Josef Merhaut, Jaroslav Vrchlický and Rabindranath Tagore
Choral1101919–1920Co podzim dal
Choral1121920–1921Vzhůru, spáči!
No. 4 Pražské zvony
No. 5 Večerní obraz
No. 6 Ledová královna
No. 6 Život
Arise, Sleepers!
No. 4 The Bells of Prague
No. 5 Evening Picture
No. 6 The Ice Queen
No. 6 Life
for mixed chorus and orchestra (or piano)words by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1141920–1923Zpěvy večera
  1. Na podzim
  2. Do památníku
  3. Vzkaz do hor
  4. Prosba o pokoj
  5. Za matkou
  6. Syn
  7. Večer
  8. Ženci
Evening Songsfor male chorus
Choral115White, Red, Blue: 3 Female Chorusesfor female chorus a cappella
Choral1171913Four Heroesfor mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral118Sluncem a stínemIn Sun and Shadow
Choral1191919Czech Mass Song
Choral1211900
No. 3 Ze země jsem na zem přišel
No. 4 Gethsemane
for mixed chorus16th century words
Choral1231923Glagolská mšeGlagolitic Massfor mixed chorus and organ
Choral1251923–1924Duchovní písněSpiritual Songs
Choral1311925–1926Missa in honorem S. Francisci Assisiensisfor mixed chorus and organ
Choral1341927–1928Oblačný ptákCloud Birdfor mixed choruswords by Rudolf Krupička
Choral1401928Svatý Václav, Kantáta o třech dílechSaint Wenceslas, Cantata in 3 partsfor soloists, chorus, orchestra and organwords by Antonín Klášterský
Choral1451930–1931Sborové písněChoral Songs
Choral1461931Te DeumTe Deum
Choral151b1936Srdci mémuTo My Heartfor mixed chorus and orchestra (or piano)words by Karel Hynek Mácha
Choral1571936Hymnus k Panně MariiHymn to the Virgin Mary
Choral1591936Mayfor baritone, narrator, male chorus and orchestrawords by Karel Hynek Mácha
Choral160BetlehemBethlehemfor mixed chorus, violin, cello, harp (or piano) and organ (or harmonium)words by the composer after an old chorale
Choral1641932MatičceTo Mother
Choral166for children's or female chorus and piano
Choral1681941Smuteční písněSongs of Mourning
Choral169for male chorus
Choral1701940Missa in honorem Sanctissimae TrinitatisMissa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatisfor mixed chorus and organ
Choral1711925–1944Dvanáct sborů pro mužské hlasy na básně J. V. Sládkafor male choruswords by Josef Václav Sládek
Choral1731944Song of Brother Sun, Cantatafor baritone, male chorus and orchestrawords by Saint Francis of Assisi and Albert Vyskočil
Choral1751933–1940for mixed choruswords by Taras Shevchenko, Josef Hora, Rudolf Krupička, Eugen Stoklas
Choral1781939for female chorus and piano
Choral1851948Missa in honorem Beatae Mariae VirginisMissa in honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis
Choral1871943–1945Kantáta 1945Cantata 1945for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Maria Rafajová and Bohumil Mathesius
Choral1881947Missa in honorem S. AdalbertiMissa in honorem S. Adalbertifor mixed chorus and organ

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A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque (1600–1750) eras. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the number of voices varies from two to eight, but usually features three to six voices, whilst the metre of the madrigal varies between two or three tercets, followed by one or two couplets. Unlike the verse-repeating strophic forms sung to the same music, most madrigals are through-composed, featuring different music for each stanza of lyrics, whereby the composer expresses the emotions contained in each line and in single words of the poem being sung.

Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree, and the majority of work consists of prescribed music courses and study in applied music, usually requiring proficiency in an instrument, voice, or conducting. In Canada, the B.M. is often considered an undergraduate degree. Programs typically last from three to four and a half years.

A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession. A movement is a section, "a major structural unit perceived as the result of the coincidence of relatively large numbers of structural phenomena".

A unit of a larger work that may stand by itself as a complete composition. Such divisions are usually self-contained. Most often the sequence of movements is arranged fast-slow-fast or in some other order that provides contrast.

While the ultimate harmonic goal of a tonal composition is the final tonic triad, there will also be many interior harmonic goals found within the piece, some of them tonic triads and some of them not. ...We use the term cadence to mean a harmonic goal, specifically the chords used at the goal.

Purandara Dasa Music composer, Hindu saint

Purandara Dasa was a Haridasa philosopher and a follower of Madhwacharya 's Dwaitha philosophy -saint from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a composer, singer and one of the chief founding-proponents of Carnatic music. In honor of his significant contributions to Carnatic music, he is widely referred to as the Pitamaha of Carnatic music. According to a legend, he is considered as an incarnation of Saint Narada.

Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, shastriya sangeet. Its origins date from the 12th century CE, when it diverged from Carnatic music, the classical tradition of southern regions of the Indian subcontinent.

Shyama Shastri Indian musician

Shyama Shastri or Syama Sastri was a musician and composer of Carnatic music. He was the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two.

Bruce Harold Broughton is an American orchestral composer of television, film, and video game scores and concert works. He has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career and has contributed many pieces to music archives. He has won ten Emmy Awards and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Broughton is currently a lecturer in composition at UCLA.

Johann Sebastian Bach German composer (1685–1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schubler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.

A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distributing music. Music publishers originally published sheet music. When copyright became legally protected, music publishers started to play a role in the management of the intellectual property of composers.

Yale School of Music Professional school at Yale University

The Yale School of Music is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a Certificate in Performance, and an Artist Diploma.

Experimental music is a general label for any music that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, institutionalized compositional, performing, and aesthetic conventions in music. Elements of experimental music include indeterminate music, in which the composer introduces the elements of chance or unpredictability with regard to either the composition or its performance. Artists may also approach a hybrid of disparate styles or incorporate unorthodox and unique elements.