MUSIC 2251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 66: Jennifer Higdon, New Romanticism, Crotales
9 Dec 2018
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Ch 66 - neo-romantic evocations: higdon and program music into the 2000s. A new romanticism? the romantic style never really went away, but as time went on it was being updated. Neo-romanticism looks back to the original movement, but takes into account the complexities of a postmodern world. Grieving over her brother, andrew blue higdon"s death. Melody = languorous, lyrical lines; ascending ideas. Rhythm/meter = mostly in 5/4 w a veiled sense of bar lines; some shifting meters. Harmony = prominent use of major triads but w no strong sense of key center. Texture = homophonic, focuses on individual lines and duets. Form = sectional, w a rondo-like structure. Expression = transcendent mood; includes several climaxes. Timbre = juxtaposes instrument families: metallic percussion, solo woodwinds, dark instruments, brass chorales.
