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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"polystylism"”.
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AN ANALYSIS OF ALFRED SCHNITTKE'S POLYSTYLISM IN HIS STRING QUARTET NO. 3 (1983)
The study of polystylism and its role in the history of music is a relatively new idea; Alfred Schnittke is often regarded as the first true proponent of the term, and the bulk of his compositional output did not begin until the latter half of the twentieth century. My interest in the music of …
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Cryptogram (2011) for wind ensemble
… important feature of Cryptogram is the use of polystylism to create immediate dramatic contrast, as well as to underscore large-scale formal symmetry. The emphatically tacky fanfare at bar 78 serves as an example of both functions, creating a local counterpoint to the tense harmonic language …
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Narrativity in Postmodern Music: A Study of Selected Works of Alfred Schnittke
… by Alfred Schnittke, one of the pioneers of polystylism, and discuss individual polystylistic and postmodern characteristics evinced in the musical texts. We then provide a brief narratological reading of each concerto. We believe a theory of music narrative completes the aforementioned …
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE’S CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND STRINGS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF HIS PIANO WORKS
… piano concerto while giving meaning to the polystylism existent in his works. Alfred Schnittke was of Jewish and German background and experienced living in the Soviet Union during World War II. An internal struggle for identity and the conflict present in the world at that time is evident …
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Triadic Music in Twentieth-Century Russia
… the triads to be understood without recourse to “polystylism,” a historicizing practice under which Schnittke’s triads have typically been subsumed. In general, ideas drawn from Russian-language scholarship complement existing English-language approaches by offering new insights into repertoires …
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Fusion: A Critical and Compositional Investigation of Methods for Electroacoustic and Metal Hybidisation
… The result of this process led to Emerson's Polystylism and Eclectic Hybrids, which also turned into compositional frameworks and strategies. This process led to engaging with Alcalde's concepts of Trajectory and Chimeric Environments and the development of the concept and framework of Fluid …
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Capital: A Contemporary Opera in Two Acts
Capital is a two act opera which incorporates a range of different stylistic elements as a means of communicating with a broad audience and promoting discourse about the future of the city of Canberra. This dissertation encompasses a detailed exegesis of my research as well as the final score of …
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Capital: A Contemporary Opera in Two Acts
Capital is a two act opera which incorporates a range of different stylistic elements as a means of communicating with a broad audience and promoting discourse about the future of the city of Canberra. This dissertation encompasses a detailed exegesis of my research as well as the final score of …
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Alfred Schnittke’s quest for a universal musical language in the Penitential Psalms (1987–88)
This dissertation explores the genesis of Alfred Schnittke’s choral masterpiece, Penitential Psalms (1987–88), commissioned to celebrate the millennial anniversary of the Christianization of Russia (988–1988). Given the vast scope of this historical narrative, Schnittke decided that his composition …