Dronescape 4
Dronescape 4 is the fourth in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The works on this album were composed October 2020.
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Dronescape 3
Dronescape 3 is the third in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The work on this album was composed August-September 2020. The third Dronescape album by Oscar van Dillen contains a single long composition: Infinity – Pantonal Dronescape (duration 2 hours 56 …
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Dronescape 2
Dronescape 2 is the second in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The works on this album were composed July-August 2020. In music, a drone (or bourdon) is understood to be a continuous sound, interval or chord, usually an accompaniment to a …
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Dronescape 1
Dronescape 1 is the first in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The works on this album were composed June-July 2020. The title Dronescape suggests the contraction of the terms Drone and Soundscape, inferring a music which might at first sight be …
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De Stad – remastered
de Stad, originally released in a more surround sound type of mix, the time is ripe to now release a remastered version, much better suited for our present times and today’s streaming platforms used for listening. The composer himself has meticulously revised the original recordings, corrected and remastered these …
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OIJ Records launches
During summer and social distancing 3 albums have been created! They are released on OIJ Records / Donemus Records: release date for distribution is 22 August 2020. OIJ Records was founded July 2020. It is a record label dedicated to publishing recordings of the compositions by Oscar van Dillen. …
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Students categorizing music 2019
Introduction When provoking thinking about music in teaching I am used to asking my students how they personally conceptualize and position music in itself, asking them to describe and position music as a middle level category in between 2/3 contained subsets and 2/3 containing supersets. This assignment I call: …
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Selfies and other stuff 2013-2018
Here is a first photoblog of my life as artist and teacher, enjoy! ©Oscar van Dillen
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Whiteboards November 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in November 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards October 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in October 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards September 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in September 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards May 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in May 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards April 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in April 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards March 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in March 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards February 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in February 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards January 2018
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in January 2018. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards December 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in December 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Music for a Sculpture
Paradox, Music for A Sculpture was written 2007 to be performed on the sculpture “Grote Sext” by Harmen Brethouwer. The composition was written for two percussionists, and is envisioned to be the first in a series of pieces to be performed on objects becoming instruments. In this way, Edgar Varèses old …
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Whiteboards November 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in November 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards October 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in October 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards September 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in September 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards May 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in May 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards April 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in April 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall was the title of the concert presentation of selected works by the students of the Codarts minor World music composition in practice 2016-2017. This minor is taught and was developed by Oscar van Dillen. Below you will find the full program presented at the concert of 17 …
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Whiteboards March 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in March 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements …
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Whiteboards February 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in February 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements of …
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Whiteboards January 2017
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in January 2017. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements of …
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Whiteboards December 2016
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in December 2016. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Basic elements of …
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Circles of scales collection
***page currently under development*** Structures of scales In the program of the minor World music composition in practice there is a module where scales are studied, especially from North India. As this minor has the aim to incite and inspire students to create their own compositions, their own music, …
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Whiteboards November 2016
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in November 2016. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Outline of basic …
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Forecast
FORECAST “Look up, marvel at the ephemeral beauty and live with your head in the clouds” Theme This production has a threefold output: A film, to be showed in movie theaters A film, to which the music can be performed live (with and/or without the soundscape track) A composition …
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Whiteboards October 2016
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in October 2016. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Outline of …
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Whiteboards September 2016
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in September 2016. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Outline of …
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Students categorizing music 2016
Introduction When provoking thinking about music in teaching I am used to asking my students how they personally conceptualize and position music in itself, asking them to describe and position music as a middle level category in between 2 contained subsets and 2 containing supersets. This assignment I call: …
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Whiteboards August 2016
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in August 2016. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Outline of …
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Whiteboards May 2016
Here are the whiteboards and pictures from my lessons in May 2016. All these images and whiteboards deal with art and music, more especially with composition and music theory, so they have some companion pages here that treat at least a part of this in more depth: Outline of …
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