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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Serialism"”.
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Jonathan Harvey's string quartets
… and several trends with which he is associated—serialism, spectralism, electronic music, and spiritual music. Four chapters are dedicated to discussing unique analytical aspects of each quartet. The First Quartet’s multiple structural levels show a Schenkerian global approach. At the local …
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An analysis of transformation procedures in Gyorgy Ligeti's String Quartet No. 2
… a brief period of reflection he decided that serialism was not for him, but the insights gained from his examination of it, as well as his new experiences in electronic music, enabled him to develop a uniquely individual style based upon the transformation of musical parameters from one state …
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Rhetoric and Resistance in the Music of Elliott Carter
… shift were discussed. Carter's ideas about serialism were reviewed in order to understand the composer's own aesthetic in the application of abstract ordering systems. The investigation concludes that neither rhetoric nor the harmonic deep structure dominates the other; rather, the …
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"An analysis of Gyorgy Ligeti's ""Atmospheres"" "
… specifically the post-war development of serialism and the transition to "sound-mass" forms. An explanatory description of each section of Atmospheres is followed by a structural analysis. The author concludes that the music reveals a structural coherence and functional logic in which …
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Vocal Minimalism: An analysis and pedagogical approach to minimalist vocal techniques in new works for choir
… While the aesthetic movement in reaction to serialism and modernism has passed, musical aspects and techniques from minimalism have evolved alongside and within other musical styles. Repetition, focus on timbre, harmonic stasis, and slowly unfolding musical structures, and others, continue to …
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Selected Pieces by Six Taiwanese and Chinese Composers of the Twentieth Century: Ty-Zen Hsiao, Shui- Long Ma, Fan-Ling Su, Kwang-I Yin, Chen Yi and Tan Dun
… from post-romanticism and neo-classicism to serialism and minimalism. This dissertation not only presents detailed biographical information on the six composers, but also enhances students’ understanding of the historical time period in each of these composers’ various home countries. In …
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A recording and performer's analysis of Partita-variations for piano solo by George Rochberg
… career. His style evolved in the mid-1960s from serialism to conventional tonal idioms to create a unique and expressive voice in the twentieth-century. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of the musical characteristics of each of Rochberg’s published solo keyboard works. Chapter Three …
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Discovering forgotten flute music : an analysis and performance guide of selected compositions for flute by Pavol Simai
… for each composition, ranging from folklorism to serialism, and each composition varied significantly from the others. Analysis also revealed that Šimai used tonal centrality, atonality, classical forms, and free form in the specific compositions for flute. Šimai’s sense for long, phrased …
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The Six Piano Sonatas of James Sellars: Aspects of Form, Rhythm, Texture, and Style
… neo-Romanticism, in his early days, through post-serialism and Dada to an eclectic, post-Romantic style utilizing popular elements including electro-acoustic techniques. His extensive catalog of over 150 compositions includes works for orchestra, opera, chorus, dance, chamber, voices with …
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MASS FOR A TIME OF WAR: A REQUIEM HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE IRAQI CONFLICT
… (Hob. XXII: 9). Techniques of contrafactum, serialism, including a section of total serialization as well as an aleatoric passage, are of structural importance in the work. Several new compositional methods developed for the Credo include the use of a matrix multiplier on rhythmic and tone …
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On the Poetics of Nonlinear Time: Dallapiccola's Canti di Liberazione
The final piece of Dallapiccola’s “protest triptych” responding to Mussolinian fascism, Canti di Liberazione (1955) shows Dallapiccola’s abiding interest in author James Joyce’s work through its literary-inspired “simultaneity” and compositional strategies that suggest mixed temporalities (diverse …
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An investigation into the creative balance between pre-compositional and musical decisions
This thesis is an investigation into the creative balance between pre-compositional and musical decisions. The title represents my workings as a composer, and how the influence of others have effected my decisions to use their musical language and in the same way de-construct the workings of those …
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A polyphony of the mind: intertextuality in the music of Salvatore Sciarrino
"This dissertation examines the work of the Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947), attempting to find a pathway for analysis that can address both its apparent structural simplicity, and its equally apparent intertextual nature. The first chapter demonstrates that typical methods of …