William Alves
Professor of Music
I am a composer and video artist with interests in many traditional musics around the world, especially that of the Indonesian gamelan; computer music; abstract animation and visual music; and alternate tuning systems. I have composed extensively for traditional ensembles, gamelan, electronic instruments, and mixed media, including abstract computer animation, robot choreography, and virtual reality. include , , and , a dvd of my video works, , is published by the Kinetica Video Library.
I have published a with co-author Brett Campbell, and my textbook, , is now in its third edition. I have also written for Perspectives of New Music, Computer Music Journal, SEAMUS Journal, 1/1, and elsewhere. I am a co-director of , the annual Southern California festival of microtonal music. In 1993鈥�94, I was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Indonesia, where I taught and studied traditional music.
Courses Taught
(Please refer to HSA Departmental Courses for this semester’s courses.)
- HSA 10 Critical Inquiry: Minimalism
- MS 127 The Harmony of Sound and 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 and Meaning
- MUS 88 Introduction to Computer Music
- MUS 104 HM Music Since 1900
- MUS 176 JM Claremont Treble Singers