MUSC 102 Lecture Notes - Sprechgesang, Martha Graham, Wild Beasts
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Les fauves ( the wild beasts ) artists from france (1900-1910: dance (1909) by matisse. Primitivism: artists that are interested in exoticism, gaugin"s contes barbares (1902, short musical fragments, but much more assertive/angular than impressionistic fragments. Stravinsky (1882-1971: meets sergei diaghilev, led ballet russe (modernist and risk-taker, composed rite of spring for ballet russe. Very rhythmically driven due to heavy syncopation. Polyrhythm multiple layers of different rhythms on top of each other. Bitonality use of multiple keys at once (highly dissonant) Additive texture thickening of texture due to the addition of more instruments. Ostinato persistant motif or phrase in the same voice(builds tension) No place for the eyes to relax. Represents anxiety and emotion: kokoschka"s the tempest (1914) Arnold schoenberg (1874-1951: starting composing in the late c. 19 style, work described as small explosions, wants to reject traditions and regular anchors through the use of dissonance.
