威廉·阿尔维斯
Professor of Music
I am a composer 和 video artist with interests in many traditional musics around the world, especially that of the Indonesian 佳美兰; computer music; abstract animation 和 visual music; 和 alternate tuning systems. I have composed extensively for traditional ensembles, 佳美兰, electronic instruments, 和 mixed media, including abstract computer animation, robot choreography, 和 virtual reality. CDs of my audio works 包括 The Terrain of Possibilities, Imbal-Imbalan, 神秘的峡谷 和 Guitars 和 Gamelan, a dvd of my video works, Celestial Dance, is published by the Kinetica Video Library.
I have published a biography of composer Lou Harrison with co-author Brett Campbell, 和 my textbook, Music of the Peoples of the World, is now in its third edition. I have also written for Perspectives of New Music, Computer Music Journal, SEAMUS Journal, 1/1, 和 elsewhere. I am a co-director of MicroFest, the annual Southern California festival of microtonal music. In 1993–94, I was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Indonesia, where I taught 和 studied traditional music.
Courses Taught
(Please refer to 保险公司 Departmental Courses for this semester’s courses.)
- 保险公司 10 Critical Inquiry: Minimalism
- MS 127 The Harmony of Sound 和 Light
- MUS 03 HM Fundamentals of Music
- MUS 46 Early Music Ensemble
- MUS 48 Electronic Music Ensemble
- MUS 49 HM American Gamelan Ensemble
- MUS 63 Music of the Peoples of the World
- MUS 67 Film Music
- MUS 81 JM Introduction to Music: Sound 和 Meaning
- MUS 88 Introduction to Computer Music
- MUS 104 HM Music Since 1900
- MUS 176 JM Claremont Treble Singers