MUSC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 61-62: Concerto Grosso, Microtonal Music, Harry Partch
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Bela bartok is associated with the hungarian school. Bart k quotes dmitri shostakovich in movement of concerto for. Neo-classical composers looked to eras before the romantic era for inspiration. B la bart k collected traditional songs for hungary and also fellow composer zoltan kodaly was known for collecting folk music of hungary. Five movements make up bartok"s concerto for orchestra. Neo-classical composers preferred absolute music over program music, and they focused on the classical virtues of craftsmanship and balance while incorporating newer ideals of progress through science. Neo-classical composers utilized fugue, concerto grosso, toccata, and suite forms. Sergei prokofiev is associated with the russian school. Oboe heard in the opening melody in the a section of the fourth movement of bartok"s concerto for orchestra. The discipline in which music is studied in cultural and global contexts is known as ethnomusicology. Harry partch was a serious proponent of microtonal music, he developed a scale of 43 microtones to the octave.
