Operetta Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of
... character. Operettas are often considered less "serious" than operas. Topical satire is a feature common to many operettas. Normally some of the libretto of an operetta is spoken rather than sung. Instead of moving from one musical number to another, the musical segments — e.g. aria, recitative, cho ...
... character. Operettas are often considered less "serious" than operas. Topical satire is a feature common to many operettas. Normally some of the libretto of an operetta is spoken rather than sung. Instead of moving from one musical number to another, the musical segments — e.g. aria, recitative, cho ...
Aalborg Universitet FIXING/CIRCUMSCRIBING/SUGGESTING/EVOKING Bergstrøm-Nielsen, Carl
... been made successfully at several occasions? However, he can, at least, be credited for allowing Stockhausen's endeavours to appear before the reader represented by two very different examples. He is also aware that the text pieces constitute instructions of quite different kinds: this could be, acc ...
... been made successfully at several occasions? However, he can, at least, be credited for allowing Stockhausen's endeavours to appear before the reader represented by two very different examples. He is also aware that the text pieces constitute instructions of quite different kinds: this could be, acc ...
Education Biography - World Flute Society
... Genova commissioned the composition entitled I Draw the Rain: Hohokam Songs (1996). It is comprised of four movements based upon traditional texted melodies of the Tohono O'odham and the Akimel O'odham people, both of whom are descendants of the Hohokam ("the ones who have gone now"). According to t ...
... Genova commissioned the composition entitled I Draw the Rain: Hohokam Songs (1996). It is comprised of four movements based upon traditional texted melodies of the Tohono O'odham and the Akimel O'odham people, both of whom are descendants of the Hohokam ("the ones who have gone now"). According to t ...
MUSC1 - Set work Analysis (2015): Haydn - Symphony No
... So we reach the second subject. But instead of the contrasting lyrical theme we might have expected Haydn gives us the first subject once again, but now in the dominant key. We call this ‘monothematicism’ meaning ‘having only one theme or melody’. It is not an exact repeat of the first subject - how ...
... So we reach the second subject. But instead of the contrasting lyrical theme we might have expected Haydn gives us the first subject once again, but now in the dominant key. We call this ‘monothematicism’ meaning ‘having only one theme or melody’. It is not an exact repeat of the first subject - how ...
The History of Music, Second Edition
... touch of Viennese romanticism in his music. Anton von Webern was another Schoenberg follower. Webern's music was highly concentrated, featuring tiny pieces with sparse textures in which great importance was placed on the tone color of every single note. Although Schoenberg and his students influence ...
... touch of Viennese romanticism in his music. Anton von Webern was another Schoenberg follower. Webern's music was highly concentrated, featuring tiny pieces with sparse textures in which great importance was placed on the tone color of every single note. Although Schoenberg and his students influence ...
Zachary Bernstein
... For certain musicians of a certain age, Milton Babbitt is very much at the center of things musical, but it is not hard to make the case that his development as a composer was conditioned by experiences that could be construed as marginalizing. In many ways his music stems from a radical rethinking ...
... For certain musicians of a certain age, Milton Babbitt is very much at the center of things musical, but it is not hard to make the case that his development as a composer was conditioned by experiences that could be construed as marginalizing. In many ways his music stems from a radical rethinking ...
Here - the UNC Department of Music!
... withstood this threat on its own merits. Pythagorean mathematics survived because Aristoxenus's Elements of Harmony did not eradicate Pythagorean musical theory. The link between the Pythagorean mathematical and musical theories was of sufficient philosophical strength to withstand the turn of event ...
... withstood this threat on its own merits. Pythagorean mathematics survived because Aristoxenus's Elements of Harmony did not eradicate Pythagorean musical theory. The link between the Pythagorean mathematical and musical theories was of sufficient philosophical strength to withstand the turn of event ...
pOM: Linking Pen Gestures to Computer-Aided - HAL
... (CAC) environments to create and run programs that combine algorithmic processing with musical material or notation. CAC tools feature advanced computational possibilities but are usually more limited in terms of interaction, which can prevent composers to express their musical intentions. As Eagles ...
... (CAC) environments to create and run programs that combine algorithmic processing with musical material or notation. CAC tools feature advanced computational possibilities but are usually more limited in terms of interaction, which can prevent composers to express their musical intentions. As Eagles ...
Walter Piston, Practical Theorist
... during simulated air attacks. But I am sure the neighbors would have felt somewhat less secure had they known the incompleteness of my technique in civilian defense. At the same time, I do not wish for another war even though I might at last discover how you make those iron hats stay on when you lea ...
... during simulated air attacks. But I am sure the neighbors would have felt somewhat less secure had they known the incompleteness of my technique in civilian defense. At the same time, I do not wish for another war even though I might at last discover how you make those iron hats stay on when you lea ...
MP3103_02_Gjerdingen 192..204
... instances where speakers overlap or cut into another speaker’s utterance. In musical parlance one might say that while corpora of speech allow for antiphony, they do not welcome polyphony. The story of Vergil and Lucinius dates from the time of the first preserved examples of European art-music. The ...
... instances where speakers overlap or cut into another speaker’s utterance. In musical parlance one might say that while corpora of speech allow for antiphony, they do not welcome polyphony. The story of Vergil and Lucinius dates from the time of the first preserved examples of European art-music. The ...
The Anne Landa Preludes of Carl Vine: musical
... Company), which was his first fully professional commission for dance. In 1978, he became the resident composer with the Sydney Dance Company. During same year he composed the music for the first all-Australian full-length ballet, Poppy. In 1979, Vine served as a conductor, pianist and resident comp ...
... Company), which was his first fully professional commission for dance. In 1978, he became the resident composer with the Sydney Dance Company. During same year he composed the music for the first all-Australian full-length ballet, Poppy. In 1979, Vine served as a conductor, pianist and resident comp ...
Joanna Miklaszewska Contemporary Music Documenting the Nazi
... this composition is demonstrated by such features as: 1) the documentary nature of the work recording 20th-century history, 2) the autobiographical character of the work, 3) the introduction of the theme of the Holocaust, 4) his innovative compositional technique, based on some new technology. In Di ...
... this composition is demonstrated by such features as: 1) the documentary nature of the work recording 20th-century history, 2) the autobiographical character of the work, 3) the introduction of the theme of the Holocaust, 4) his innovative compositional technique, based on some new technology. In Di ...
О восприятии научных идей С. И. Танеева в
... Atonal Music, which enjoys reprinting by Yale University Press; Heinrich Schenker’s Masterwork in Music is published by University of Cambridge Press and correspondences in Schenker Documents Online; and recent theories by Richard Cohn and Dmitri Tymoczko are published by Oxford University Press. Th ...
... Atonal Music, which enjoys reprinting by Yale University Press; Heinrich Schenker’s Masterwork in Music is published by University of Cambridge Press and correspondences in Schenker Documents Online; and recent theories by Richard Cohn and Dmitri Tymoczko are published by Oxford University Press. Th ...
Refiguring Roles in Interpretation: Case Study
... conveyed through the choices made in relation to the musical score provides the basis for an imaginative reading. It is manifested through the combination of the decisions made. That this notion is important was strongly supported by the student respondents as there was widespread agreement that hav ...
... conveyed through the choices made in relation to the musical score provides the basis for an imaginative reading. It is manifested through the combination of the decisions made. That this notion is important was strongly supported by the student respondents as there was widespread agreement that hav ...
Boléro: Rhythms, Obsession, and Art
... Maurice Ravel wa s born in 1875 i n the Basque region of Fra nce. His mother’s Basque-Spanish heritage had a big i mpact on his l ife a nd particularly on the music he wrote—he often borrowed from Spanish folk tunes. He gave his first public piano recital at 14 yea rs old a nd later i n l ife a dmit ...
... Maurice Ravel wa s born in 1875 i n the Basque region of Fra nce. His mother’s Basque-Spanish heritage had a big i mpact on his l ife a nd particularly on the music he wrote—he often borrowed from Spanish folk tunes. He gave his first public piano recital at 14 yea rs old a nd later i n l ife a dmit ...
Part 1 Part 2 - FORUM WALLIS
... spectromorphology by using single material. The sounds in Regression are entirely derived from the “Udu.” This African clay instrument had its origins as a water and food container with ceremonial functions, and so still serves to evoke the primordial texture. In composing this work, I was searching ...
... spectromorphology by using single material. The sounds in Regression are entirely derived from the “Udu.” This African clay instrument had its origins as a water and food container with ceremonial functions, and so still serves to evoke the primordial texture. In composing this work, I was searching ...
The Electromagnetically-Prepared Piano and its Compositional
... As soon as non-pianistic timbres are introduced into the electromagnets, however, the sonic results immediately appear to stray from the acoustic realm. Of course all the sounds are in fact strictly acoustic, emanating only from the piano strings, but the timbres are highly evocative of synthesized ...
... As soon as non-pianistic timbres are introduced into the electromagnets, however, the sonic results immediately appear to stray from the acoustic realm. Of course all the sounds are in fact strictly acoustic, emanating only from the piano strings, but the timbres are highly evocative of synthesized ...
The Art of Articulation: The Electroacoustic Music of Horacio Vaggione
... algorithmic compositions that Vaggione ever realized. The theoretical model was Cantor’s triadic set, a set of points obtained on a given interval by throwing out the middle third and iterating this operation on the remaining intervals. The composer’s goal was to create a multilayered tapestry of mi ...
... algorithmic compositions that Vaggione ever realized. The theoretical model was Cantor’s triadic set, a set of points obtained on a given interval by throwing out the middle third and iterating this operation on the remaining intervals. The composer’s goal was to create a multilayered tapestry of mi ...
Schoenberg`s Moses und Aron and the Nineteenth
... single source that made the opera an important work for future twelvetone composers to study. 3 For during the composition of this opera the technical development of twelve-tone serialism became more philosophical. The row itself became more of a background structure, an organic entity for the found ...
... single source that made the opera an important work for future twelvetone composers to study. 3 For during the composition of this opera the technical development of twelve-tone serialism became more philosophical. The row itself became more of a background structure, an organic entity for the found ...
MUSIC GUIDANCE FOR TEACHING
... marks as possible; this may not necessarily be the pieces they are currently studying. Deciding to perform a piece that they are currently preparing for an ABRSM examination (for example) may not always be the best plan. New pieces such as this always provide additional challenge – and as they are p ...
... marks as possible; this may not necessarily be the pieces they are currently studying. Deciding to perform a piece that they are currently preparing for an ABRSM examination (for example) may not always be the best plan. New pieces such as this always provide additional challenge – and as they are p ...
5. Debussy Prélude à l`après-midi d`un faune
... shimmering harmonic effect by alternating between notes of the triad and the chord extensions. ...
... shimmering harmonic effect by alternating between notes of the triad and the chord extensions. ...
Shostakovich and Sonata Form
... There is little doubt that sonata form was conceived of differently in the main conservatories of early-twentieth-century Russia than in today’s North American academic institutions. Modern-day theory, for instance, has trouble making sense of a work once considered by some to be exemplary of the fo ...
... There is little doubt that sonata form was conceived of differently in the main conservatories of early-twentieth-century Russia than in today’s North American academic institutions. Modern-day theory, for instance, has trouble making sense of a work once considered by some to be exemplary of the fo ...
Multidimensional scaling of emotional responses to music
... musical features (Sloboda, 1991, 1992; for a review, see Gabrielsson, 2001; see Sloboda & Juslin, 2001). For example, musical features such as modulation, grace notes, and harmonic progressions, are often associated with emotional responses in the verbal reports of participants (Sloboda, 1991). In a ...
... musical features (Sloboda, 1991, 1992; for a review, see Gabrielsson, 2001; see Sloboda & Juslin, 2001). For example, musical features such as modulation, grace notes, and harmonic progressions, are often associated with emotional responses in the verbal reports of participants (Sloboda, 1991). In a ...
Class number: 22 Johann Sebastian Bach`s musical life Johann
... Johann Sebastian Bach is one of my most favorite musical composers, and his musical piece made me to become one of the classical musical piano players. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Also, he established German styles through his skill in countering, ...
... Johann Sebastian Bach is one of my most favorite musical composers, and his musical piece made me to become one of the classical musical piano players. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Also, he established German styles through his skill in countering, ...
(Western classical tradition since 1910) Student`s guide
... “Throughout the American Southwest, the Saturday afternoon rodeo is a tradition. On the remote ranches, as well as in the trading centres and the towns, the “hands” get together to show off their skill in roping, riding, branding and throwing. Often, on the more isolated ranches, the rodeo is done f ...
... “Throughout the American Southwest, the Saturday afternoon rodeo is a tradition. On the remote ranches, as well as in the trading centres and the towns, the “hands” get together to show off their skill in roping, riding, branding and throwing. Often, on the more isolated ranches, the rodeo is done f ...
Music theory
Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. It generally derives from observation of how musicians and composers make music, but includes hypothetical speculation. Most commonly, the term describes the academic study and analysis of fundamental elements of music such as pitch, rhythm, harmony, and form, but also refers to descriptions, concepts, or beliefs related to music. Because of the ever-expanding conception of what constitutes music (see Definition of music), a more inclusive definition could be that music theory is the consideration of any sonic phenomena, including silence, as it relates to music.Music theory is a subfield of musicology, which is itself a subfield within the overarching field of the arts and humanities. Etymologically, music theory is an act of contemplation of music, from the Greek θεωρία, a looking at, viewing, contemplation, speculation, theory, also a sight, a spectacle. As such, it is often concerned with abstract musical aspects such as tuning and tonal systems, scales, consonance and dissonance, and rhythmic relationships, but there is also a body of theory concerning such practical aspects as the creation or the performance of music, orchestration, ornamentation, improvisation, and electronic sound production. A person who researches, teaches, or writes articles about music theory is a music theorist. University study, typically to the M.A. or Ph.D level, is required to teach as a tenure-track music theorist in an American or Canadian university. Methods of analysis include mathematics, graphic analysis, and, especially, analysis enabled by Western music notation. Comparative, descriptive, statistical, and other methods are also used.The development, preservation, and transmission of music theory may be found in oral and practical music-making traditions, musical instruments, and other artifacts. For example, ancient instruments from Mesopotamia, China, and prehistoric sites around the world reveal details about the music they produced and, potentially, something of the musical theory that might have been used by their makers (see History of music and Musical instrument). In ancient and living cultures around the world, the deep and long roots of music theory are clearly visible in instruments, oral traditions, and current music making. Many cultures, at least as far back as ancient Mesopotamia, Pharoanic Egypt, and ancient China have also considered music theory in more formal ways such as written treatises and music notation.