Table of Contents

Section
1.
Introduction
  1.1
Project Aims
  1.2
Objectives
2
Background Research
3
The Composition Process
  3.1
Initial Sketches
  3.2
Detailed Sketches
  3.3
Rough Orchestration
  3.4
Refinement
  3.5
Score Finishing
  3.6
MIDI Mock-up
4
Overview of Japanese Music
  4.1
Japanese Music in Recent Times
  4.2
Traditional Genres
5
Incorporation of Japanese Music Theory
  5.1
Pitch
  5.2
Rhythm
  5.3
Harmony
  5.4
Koto Music
  5.5
Structure
6
Orchestration and Instrumentation
  6.1
Creating Moods / Orchestral Textures
  6.2
Piano Writing
7
Harmony
8
Structure
9
MIDI Mock-up
10
Evaluation
References / Bibliography