by Frank J. Oteri - Chamber Music America
... As you’d suspect from a composer enamored of complex metrical relations, percussion music is an important part of Gann’s oeuvre. His three Snake Dances for four percussionists (1991, 1995, and 2010)—the third one raises the stakes by adding two microtonal keyboards and a fretless bass—are chock full ...
... As you’d suspect from a composer enamored of complex metrical relations, percussion music is an important part of Gann’s oeuvre. His three Snake Dances for four percussionists (1991, 1995, and 2010)—the third one raises the stakes by adding two microtonal keyboards and a fretless bass—are chock full ...
Minimalism in Music: in search of a definition Tom Johnson
... clutter around us. Others want to find total originality, to begin from some new zero point, rather than to work in relation to some known style, some past work. Everyone longs to write on a clean slate, a tabula rasa, and that, incidentally, or not so incidentally, happens to be the title of a comp ...
... clutter around us. Others want to find total originality, to begin from some new zero point, rather than to work in relation to some known style, some past work. Everyone longs to write on a clean slate, a tabula rasa, and that, incidentally, or not so incidentally, happens to be the title of a comp ...
Claviers - Slowind
... expressiveness that lies in the transition from one genus to another. Vicentino obviously devoted a lot of attention to the melodic quality of the intervals. In many of his writings, he describes the operation of specific intervals that together enable multi-voice progression. While the intervals of ...
... expressiveness that lies in the transition from one genus to another. Vicentino obviously devoted a lot of attention to the melodic quality of the intervals. In many of his writings, he describes the operation of specific intervals that together enable multi-voice progression. While the intervals of ...
The case of L`escalier du diable by György Ligeti
... 2.2.1 Fractal geometry This mathematical domain seeks to reveal the specific internal organization of an object. A fractal object presents a scale invariance implying a recurrence, a motif inside another motif. “L’escalier du diable” (“The devil’s staircase”) comes from fractal geometry. This stairc ...
... 2.2.1 Fractal geometry This mathematical domain seeks to reveal the specific internal organization of an object. A fractal object presents a scale invariance implying a recurrence, a motif inside another motif. “L’escalier du diable” (“The devil’s staircase”) comes from fractal geometry. This stairc ...
File - Lars Rosager
... listener, the unifying effect of the bass pattern can be perceived immediately. The organization of opera arias over a ground was common practice during the time of Purcell, and there were several specific ground patterns from which many composers drew. Not so apparent to an uninformed audience is t ...
... listener, the unifying effect of the bass pattern can be perceived immediately. The organization of opera arias over a ground was common practice during the time of Purcell, and there were several specific ground patterns from which many composers drew. Not so apparent to an uninformed audience is t ...
January - 21st Century Music
... Glass studied the flute at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and entered an accelerated college program at the University of Chicago at the age of 15, where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy. In Chicago, he discovered the serialism of Anton Webern and composed a twelve-tone string trio. In 1954, ...
... Glass studied the flute at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and entered an accelerated college program at the University of Chicago at the age of 15, where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy. In Chicago, he discovered the serialism of Anton Webern and composed a twelve-tone string trio. In 1954, ...
Program - Michael Harrison, composer and pianist
... The minute difference between the tuning of this note B# and the original C is the Pythagorean comma (approximately 1/8 of a semi-tone). In equal temperament these fifths are each tuned 1/12 of a Pythagorean comma flat so that the B# and C are equalized to become the same pitch. As a result, the na ...
... The minute difference between the tuning of this note B# and the original C is the Pythagorean comma (approximately 1/8 of a semi-tone). In equal temperament these fifths are each tuned 1/12 of a Pythagorean comma flat so that the B# and C are equalized to become the same pitch. As a result, the na ...
Tonal structure and scales - Jacobs University Mathematics
... to combining pitches. Several well-worn, well-understood stylistic norms have been tremendously important in shaping Western music for the past three centuries or so. Composers and listeners have formed an unspoken pact, a fairly sophisticated set of ground rules, regarding how pitches are to be ...
... to combining pitches. Several well-worn, well-understood stylistic norms have been tremendously important in shaping Western music for the past three centuries or so. Composers and listeners have formed an unspoken pact, a fairly sophisticated set of ground rules, regarding how pitches are to be ...
Lesson EEE: The Dominant Seventh Chord
... The tendency tones must be resolved properly: 7 resolves to 1 and 4 resolves to 3. 2 resolves to 1. 5 should be held to promote smooth voice-leading. This is possible in every inversion of the dominant seventh, but not in root position where the bass must leap down from 5 to 1. [Activity EEE.5 ...
... The tendency tones must be resolved properly: 7 resolves to 1 and 4 resolves to 3. 2 resolves to 1. 5 should be held to promote smooth voice-leading. This is possible in every inversion of the dominant seventh, but not in root position where the bass must leap down from 5 to 1. [Activity EEE.5 ...
"A History of Pianoforte Pedaling." By David Rowland
... Concertos Opp. 15 and 19 and The Quintet for Piano and Woodwinds Op. 16 were published, in all of which he had notated a variety of effects more advanced than continuous raised dampers. Further, all the attempts of which I am aware—including several by myself—to play this movement on period pianos ( ...
... Concertos Opp. 15 and 19 and The Quintet for Piano and Woodwinds Op. 16 were published, in all of which he had notated a variety of effects more advanced than continuous raised dampers. Further, all the attempts of which I am aware—including several by myself—to play this movement on period pianos ( ...
Theory PreTest - DHS Marching Band Featured in Times
... A “concert” is: a. a place where performers are trained b. a spanish term that means “with Certs” c. a musical performance requiring the cooperation of the musicians d. a variety of musical pieces e. none of the above ...
... A “concert” is: a. a place where performers are trained b. a spanish term that means “with Certs” c. a musical performance requiring the cooperation of the musicians d. a variety of musical pieces e. none of the above ...
hugues dufourt`s “manifesto of the music of our times”
... musical terms his visual perceptions of the images and their threedimensionality, reinforced by the architecture and the large sculpted characters bordering their frame, he observes “an entire range of tempi, a spectrum of speeds, of turbulences, teetering spaces, overhanging structures, interwoven ...
... musical terms his visual perceptions of the images and their threedimensionality, reinforced by the architecture and the large sculpted characters bordering their frame, he observes “an entire range of tempi, a spectrum of speeds, of turbulences, teetering spaces, overhanging structures, interwoven ...
Expression and Discrétion: Froberger, Bach, and Performance
... prominent in Froberger’s keyboard music and which continues to the end of the Baroque, notably in works by J. S. Bach. I will also make some suggestions as to how we might use “discretion” in performing music by Froberger and Bach, particularly their toccatas and suites. Although some writers have e ...
... prominent in Froberger’s keyboard music and which continues to the end of the Baroque, notably in works by J. S. Bach. I will also make some suggestions as to how we might use “discretion” in performing music by Froberger and Bach, particularly their toccatas and suites. Although some writers have e ...
doc Art of Listening Midterm Notes
... - Recitative was used for plot action, dialogue, and other places in the drama where it is particularly important for the words to be brought out. Aria: - a vocal number for solo singer and orchestra, generally in an opera, cantata, or oratorio. - A set piece for solo singer tht has much more musica ...
... - Recitative was used for plot action, dialogue, and other places in the drama where it is particularly important for the words to be brought out. Aria: - a vocal number for solo singer and orchestra, generally in an opera, cantata, or oratorio. - A set piece for solo singer tht has much more musica ...
Bach, Handel and the “Passionate” Listener
... musical figures, the equivalent of ornatus in rhetoric, to convince his congregation of the central argument that follows in movement six. Using examples of the musical-rhetorical figures in movement five, we see how their prominence in conveying affective elements inherent in the text determines th ...
... musical figures, the equivalent of ornatus in rhetoric, to convince his congregation of the central argument that follows in movement six. Using examples of the musical-rhetorical figures in movement five, we see how their prominence in conveying affective elements inherent in the text determines th ...
For Unit 6: Further Musical Understanding
... The Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky wrote the ballet Pulcinella just after the end of the First World War. He had made a name for himself in Paris just before the war with his three great early ballets The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). The first two pieces were e ...
... The Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky wrote the ballet Pulcinella just after the end of the First World War. He had made a name for himself in Paris just before the war with his three great early ballets The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). The first two pieces were e ...
A master`s recital in flute - UNI ScholarWorks
... first movement depicts the title through fluid lines and quarter tones in descending chromatic gestures. Executing these quarter tones requires an open-hole flute. The flutist produces the effects by depressing a key ring but leaving the hole vented, then sliding the finger to close the tone hole, c ...
... first movement depicts the title through fluid lines and quarter tones in descending chromatic gestures. Executing these quarter tones requires an open-hole flute. The flutist produces the effects by depressing a key ring but leaving the hole vented, then sliding the finger to close the tone hole, c ...
Slightly Out of Tune: The Story of Musical Temperament
... topics were mostly about the computer itself (such as e-mail and the Web). But in the last couple of years I have tried to lecture on topics that aren’t about the computer itself, but where the computer has played an important role. For example, last year I talked about the science of Chaos, where t ...
... topics were mostly about the computer itself (such as e-mail and the Web). But in the last couple of years I have tried to lecture on topics that aren’t about the computer itself, but where the computer has played an important role. For example, last year I talked about the science of Chaos, where t ...
Lorenz Composer
... bifurcation value of 24.74. These melodies specifically conveyed the range of possible notes. The chaotic nature of the Lorenz attractor was surely evident. ...
... bifurcation value of 24.74. These melodies specifically conveyed the range of possible notes. The chaotic nature of the Lorenz attractor was surely evident. ...
Exploration 3
... Boulanger’s formal charts capture several of the symmetries found in Stravinsky’s composition. First of all, there is an overarching balance created by the organization of the movements. One could view the entire piece as in arch form. The center of the Mass is the Credo, itself entirely homophonic, ...
... Boulanger’s formal charts capture several of the symmetries found in Stravinsky’s composition. First of all, there is an overarching balance created by the organization of the movements. One could view the entire piece as in arch form. The center of the Mass is the Credo, itself entirely homophonic, ...
Dissertation - DRUM - University of Maryland
... by the supporters of Liszt, Wagner and the “New German School,” was a result of his knowledge and appreciation of the forms and styles of earlier periods. Many of Brahms’ works incorporate aspects of these earlier styles, for example the contrapuntal textures of Bach. Brahms was a great admirer of B ...
... by the supporters of Liszt, Wagner and the “New German School,” was a result of his knowledge and appreciation of the forms and styles of earlier periods. Many of Brahms’ works incorporate aspects of these earlier styles, for example the contrapuntal textures of Bach. Brahms was a great admirer of B ...
Percussion Ensembles - Bass Performance Hall
... Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis was originally written for a three part stringed orchestra: a full-sized orchestra, a chamber orchestra which acts as an echo to the first ensemble, and a string quartet. Thomas Tallis, who wrote the original modal theme in 1567, composed it to be used as a hymn. ...
... Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis was originally written for a three part stringed orchestra: a full-sized orchestra, a chamber orchestra which acts as an echo to the first ensemble, and a string quartet. Thomas Tallis, who wrote the original modal theme in 1567, composed it to be used as a hymn. ...
The Lydian dominant scale The Lydian dominant scale is a very
... The scale is actually a mode of the harmonic minor scale, and is a combination of the Lydian mode, and the Dominant mode: Lydian mode is a major scale with a #4 Dominant mode is a major scal ...
... The scale is actually a mode of the harmonic minor scale, and is a combination of the Lydian mode, and the Dominant mode: Lydian mode is a major scale with a #4 Dominant mode is a major scal ...
A Comparative Analysis of Three Concerti
... allusion. Much of the harmonic language, such as extended harmonies and sections built upon major ninths, is derived from jazz idioms. In addition, much of the rhythmic language, particularly tuplets and long strings of dotted pairs, can be attributed to jazz influence. As previously mentioned, ther ...
... allusion. Much of the harmonic language, such as extended harmonies and sections built upon major ninths, is derived from jazz idioms. In addition, much of the rhythmic language, particularly tuplets and long strings of dotted pairs, can be attributed to jazz influence. As previously mentioned, ther ...
Uri Golomb Rhetoric in the Performance of Baroque
... idea of sustaining a phrase (even an instrumental phrase) for much longer than the duration of a human breath is quite probably a 19th century invention (the notion of endless melody was formulated by Richard Wagner). Some critics of rhetorical performance (e.g., the conductor Helmuth Rilling) claim ...
... idea of sustaining a phrase (even an instrumental phrase) for much longer than the duration of a human breath is quite probably a 19th century invention (the notion of endless melody was formulated by Richard Wagner). Some critics of rhetorical performance (e.g., the conductor Helmuth Rilling) claim ...