MUAR 211 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pedal Tone, Conservatoire De Paris, Serialism

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

Document Summary

Music often marked by great individuality of expression and technical approach great diversity of concurrent styles and "paths"" of exploration, some more radical than others. Systems of harmony and methods of composition: atonality atonal music, microtonality microtonal music, serial procedures serial music (integral serialism, etc. , aleatory aleatoric music (indeterminacy, chance, etc. ) New emphasis on rhythm & rhythm possibilities resulting in complex rhythmic relationships - trend partially attributable to the influence of "non-western"" music. Search for new sound sources was manifested in 2 main areas: creation of new instruments (percussion, electronic, & unconventional, exploration of new uses for traditional, art music" instruments (extended techniques) Creative manipulations of classical forms and genres continues, occasionally resulting in works deying all previous genres descriptions. However, many classical and romantic forms and genres continue to be composed, and baroque genres, forms, and textures are importantly revived by neo classical composers.