COMPOSITION

Duration of study: 5 academic years, full-time study

300 credits required (60 for each year of full-time study). They are recruited from compulsory (70%), optional (20%) and optional (10%) disciplines.

At the discretion of the department in which the student is studying his special subject, he may be awarded up to 10 additional credits for the period of study for outstanding performances in the field of musical art and science.

Disciplines studied:

– compulsory: composition, solfege, harmony, history of music, musical folklore, piano, introduction to specialized music software, foreign language, instrumental knowledge, polyphony, symphonic orchestration, reading scores, musical analysis, musical aesthetics, history of Bulgarian music, brass orchestration;

– electives: pedagogy, philosophy, choir conducting from score, course choir, choral studies, music psychology, piano orchestra conducting, pedagogical psychology, organ, musical acoustics, music management, old Bulgarian music, church music, piano teaching methodology, history of jazz, improvisation, piano II, opera dramaturgy, choral repertoire and literature, ethics, musical philosophy;

– optional: intellectual property and copyright, foreign language I and II, sports, history of art.

Method of graduation: state exam and master’s thesis defense.

Opportunities for professional realization:

– to create original musical works, music for cinema and television films, radio and television productions, for dramatic and puppet shows, choreographic productions and dances; to orchestrate, arrange and process original and folklore works;

– to train personnel in composition and music theory disciplines;

– to conduct scientific research work in the field of musical creativity;

– to lead organizationally and methodically artistic musical collectives, organizations, institutes, etc.

Work in philharmonics, opera, operetta, drama, puppet and other theaters; in mass media and cultural institutes; in professional compositions and ensembles; in musical educational institutions, cultural centers, film and television studios; in newsrooms, culture tips, etc. – in the positions: composer, art director, teacher, editor, Methodist.