MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Microtonal Music, Conservatoire De Paris, Octatonic Scale
19 Mar 2013
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Atonality atonal music this is a harmonic comment. No tonic center, not most important pitch. Doesn"t use our system of equal tempered octave. Harmony term serial procedures serial music (integral serialism) Aleatory aleatoric music (indeterminacy, chance, etc. : new emphasis on rhythm & rhythmic possibilities often resulting in complex rhythmic relationships, search for new sound sources manifested in 2 main areas: creation of new instruments. Exploration of new uses for traditional, art-music instruments extended techniques: creative manipulation of classical forms & genres, avant-garde aesthetic. Hazy, defuse, indistinct painting style, often resulting in sketchy surface that lacks minute details yet capture essential elements. Very pretty & pleasant subjects: natural scenes, ballerinas, water, nudes, idealized images of parisian city life. You must know the dates of the world wars. Musical characteristics lush, innovative harmonic language that is extremely chromatic & other harmonic effects that were quite controversial at paris conservatory. & static harmonic background: preferred short, lyric musical forms often with descriptive titles.
