VPMA99H3 Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Study Guide
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Chapter 23 music, politics, and the people in the european twentieth century. Layering and juxtaposition of static blocks of sound. Supernatural creatures are in octatonic or chromatic scale. Static harmony with repetitive melodic and rhythmic pattern. Unconnected musical events interrupt each other without transition. Russian folk tune, popular french song, and viennese waltzes. There are only 2 whole-tone collections and 3 octatonic collections. Any other transposition of these scales reproduces the same series of pitches. These scales lack gravitation toward a tonic of diatonic scales so they are perfect for creating blocks of sound. Adolescent girl is chosen for sacrifice and must dance herself to death. Music is marked by primitivism, representation of elemental and uncultured. Cast aside sophistication and stylishness of modern life and trained artistry. Each pulse in the first two measures is played with the same strength. Negate hierarchy of strong and weak beats that is essential to meter.
