The Composition Department
Director of Department: Madjid Tahriri, PhD
The Composition Department of the University of Arts started its activities in 1999 by launching the Master of Composition as the first academic center in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. In 2010, the Bachelor of Composition was added to the academic program of the University of Arts. The Composition Department welcomes Iranian and foreign students in both bachelor's and master's levels. The faculty members of the Composition Department are: Mr. Hamid-Reza Dibazar, Mr. Mohammad-Reza Tafazzoli and Dr. Madjid Tahriri (director of the department).
Syllabus:
Basic Courses:
- Music History
- Sight-Singing (I)
- Sight-Singing (II)
- Sight-Singing (III)
- Ear Training (I)
- Ear Training (II)
- Harmony (I)
- Harmony (II)
- The Physics of Music
- Piano for Music Composition (I)
- Piano for Music Composition (II)
- Advanced Piano (I)
- The History of the Iranian Music
- Fundamental of the Iranian Music (I)
Major Courses:
- Advanced Piano (II)
- Choir (I)
- Choir (II)
- Iranian Music Instruments Organology
- World (Western) Music Instruments Organology (I)
- World (Western) Music Instruments Organology (II)
- Harmony (III)
- Music Form & Structure (I)
- Music Form & Structure (II)
- Music Form & Structure (III)
- Music Form & Structure (IV)
- Harmony on the Piano (Practical Harmony) (I)
- Harmony on the Piano (II)
- Orchestration (I)
- Orchestration (II)
- Orchestration (III)
- Orchestration (IV)
- Music Composition (I)
- Music Composition (II)
- Music Composition (III)
- Music Composition (IV)
- Music Composition (V)
- Score Reading (I)
- Iranian Music Composition (I)
- Iranian Music Composition (II)
Electives:
- Sight-Singing (IV)
- Ear Training (III)
- Advanced Piano (III)
- Music Theory
- Computer Music
- Principles of the 20th. C. & Contemporary Music
- Iranian Folk Music Analysis
- Choir Performance (Concert)
- Music & Literature
- Score Reading (II)
- Fundamental of the Iranian Music (II)
Elective courses can be substituted, at the discretion of the Head of the Department, with another course that is deemed more essential for students' academic needs.
Please note that this is a concise summary of the statement regarding course substitution. The Head of the Department has the authority to determine if a course substitution is warranted, replacing a starred course with one that is considered more vital for students' educational requirements.
Major Courses:
- Principles of Composition (I)
- Principles of Composition (II)
- Principles of Composition (III)
- Principles of Orchestration (I)
- Principles of Orchestration (II)
- Final Performance (Dissertation)
Basic Courses:
- Piano for Music Composition (I)
- Music Form and Structure (I)
- Iranian Music Composition
- Fundamental of Orchestra Conducting
Electives:
- Computer Music
- Fundamental of Contemporary Music
- Film Scoring
- Music Form & Structure in Iranian Folk Music
- Principles of Orchestration (III)
- Music Form and Structure (II)
- Piano for Music Composition (II)
Deficiency:
- Harmony
- Music Form and Structure
- Counterpoint
- Instrumentation & Organology
- English for Music Students