VPMB82H3 Lecture 9: VPMB82 Lecture 9
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Juxtaposition of old and new styles, classical & pop tradition. Chinese melodies, vibrato that imitates the sound of erhu. Influence by bach cello suite, dance rhythm, motive repetition, sequences. Self-reflexive: conscious decision of mixing the two cultures. Change in meter, from duple to triple dance meter. Musical collage: eastern chinese timbre, scale & playing techniques. Developing variation, similar to schoenberg, present in brahms & beethoven) Initial passage evolves throughout the piece (liszt used it as well) Rest of the piece relates to the original theme. Schoenberg: everything can be traced back to the tone row through transposition. Atonal but with tonal reference, such as thirds and fifths. Notes form pitch order, 014 set with g#ac and acc# Asylm serves as peace to escape, but also mentality (double meaning in the title) Ecstasio means joyfulness but also drug (double meaning. Synopsis: wild night out in a london club. String imitates synthesizer instead of the other way.
