MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Symphonic Poem

• School: McGill University
• Department: Music - Arts
• Course: MUAR 211
• Professor: Jerry M.Cain

Document Summary

Descriptions of what you are supposed to do but no reference to pitches or rhythm etc (cid:1) No melody, no conventional harmony, no particular rhythm. Symphonic poem is popular genre in 20th century. Creepy sound with wine glasses filled with water. Sings a pitch and plays another makes a weird chord. Vocalise: a wordless vocal melody usually by one performer/ player/ (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) singer. Text: latin sacred text from roman catholic mass vocal piece sound-mass composition for voices very atonal extremely polyphonic.