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Unit 8 (Chapter 55 (Alban Burg (1885-1935) (Violin concerto, Lulu, Lyric…
Unit 8
Chapter 55
Serialism: Method of composition in which various musical elements (pitch, rhythm, dynamics, timbre) may be ordered in a fixed series. (page 315)
tone row: An arrangement of the twelve chromatic pitches that serves as the basis of a twelve-tone piece. (page 315)
Inversion: Mirror or upside-down image of a melody or pattern, found in fugues and twelve-tone compositions. (page 316)
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Alban Burg (1885-1935)
Violin concerto, Lulu, Lyric Suite
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Chapter 61
neo-Classical: A twentieth-century style that combined elements of Classical and Baroque music with modernist trends. (page 353)
Ethnomusicology: Comparative study of musics of the world, with a focus on the cultural context of music. (page 354)
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Listening Guides
LG 54 (Interrupted Intermezzo,
from Concerto for Orchestra)
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Harmony: polytonal, atonal, and dissonant harmonies
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features three contrasting themes: A, B, and C. A theme, which is played mainly by woodwinds. B theme, a lyrical theme featuring strings. C theme, which is played at a faster pace
The meter doesn’t stay consistent, but rather shifts between meters
LG 65 (Doctor Atomic, "At the sight of this")
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The melodies sung by the chorus are disjunct and in short and choppy phrases and the accompaniment is often syncopated.
LG 46 (Berg: Wozzeck, Act III, scene 4)
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Genre: Opera, in three acts
Harmony: Varies from Tonal and atonal, chromatic and dissonant
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Voices: Wozzeck (baritone), Doctor (bass), Captain (tenor), children
The vocalist sing approximate pitches rather than exact pitches. This is a technique called Sprechstimme.
Occasionally one can hear a disjunct melody, a disconnected or disjointed melody with many leaps.
There were the lower range of the vocal part and the colorful orchestra featuring unusual instruments, like the celesta (percussion instrument that produces high, bell-like sounds)
LG 23 (Symphony No. 5 in C Minor,
Op. 67, I)
Date: 1807-08, late Classical/early Romantic
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Medium: Symphonic orchestra (pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, French horns, and trumpets; timpani; strings)
Form: sonata-allegro
The opening movement of the multimovement cycle, consisting of themes that are stated in the first section (exposition), developed in the second section (development), and restated in the third section (recapitulation). Also sonata form or first-movement form.
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Chapter 33
cyclical form: Structure in which musical material, such as a theme,presented in one movement returns in a later movement. (page 181)
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 (1801)
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Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” (Heroic)- 1803
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