MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Glissando, Berlin State Opera, Duple And Quadruple Metre
26 Mar 2013
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Wozzeck first & most famous opera by alan berg: based on german playwright georg buchner"s woyzeck left incomplete due to death, almost century later berg reworked 27 scenes of play into libretto of 3 acts with. 5 scenes each: worked on it 1917-1922 while on leave from wwi, erich kleiber conducted world premiere of at berlin state opera on december. Historiography: the study of history and how it is perceived reception: history of meanings imputed to historical events. Polymeter: simultaneous use of different, perhaps conflicting meters; ie/ one part plays triple meter, other plays duple meter. Musical quotation: using borrowed & often very easily recognizable excerpts of music by other composers within newly composed piece. The unanswered question is a programmatic piece, a symphonic poem is the genre. Ethnomusicology: scientific study, collection & classification of music from non-western cultures; origins must be viewed in context of nationalism & primitivism.
