Music 408 D

Class Notes

Recapitulation

The Demise of Tonality: from Tonality to Atonality
Symbolism, Impressionism and Expressionism; artistic trends at the turn of the century.

Hugo Wolf - Mignon II: Nur wer die Sensucht kenn score; recording (Elisabeth Swartzkopf)
Richard Strauss - Solo scene from Elektra, fragment score; recording (Birgit Nilson)
Claude Debussy - ...Danseuses de Delphes score; recording (Claudio Arrau)
- Brief comments on "Danseuse de Delphes..."
Anton Webern - Lied, Op.3 # 1score; recording
- Brief analysis of Webern Op.3 No.1
Arnold Schoenberg - Piano piece Op11, # 1 recording and score (Maurizio Pollini); score

Constructive devices: Rhythm

Igor Strvinsky - The Rite of Spring - Introduction score
Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring - Danse sacrale score; recording(Boulez)
- From the Boulez article

Cage's "square root" method and the use of time proportions

Non-tonal Centricity and Modes
Polychords, polytonality, polymodality; quartal harmony.
Neo-classicism and constructivism.

Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms, ending of last movement score; recording(CSO, Solti)
Darius Milhaud - Le boeuf sur le toit - beginning score; recording
- Some terms discussed in class
Edgard Varèse - Density 21.5 score; recording
- More about Edgard Varèse
- About Density 21.5]
Charles Ives - Concord Sonata - Alcotts score; recording (John Kirkpatrick)
Charles Ives - Symphony No. 4 Stokowski Introduction and performance
Igor Stravinsky - Three Pieces for String Quartet, No. 1 score; recording
Bela Bartok - Mikrocosmos - Diminished 5th. score;
Bela Bartok - Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 1 score; recording (Sandor)
George Enescu - Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 scorea; recording (Enescu, Dinu Lipati)
Igor Stravinsky - Symphonies for Wind Instruments recording

Constructive devices: Timbre
Bruitism; Dada and Futurism
Klangfarbenmelodie; prepared piano.

Varèse - Ionisation score; recording
Schoenberg - Five pieces for orchestra Op. 16, "Farben" harmonic reduction; recording and analysis
Schoenberg - Pierrot lunaire recording and commentairy(CSO, Boulez); full score; complete performance
Webern - Ricercar(orchestration of Bach's Musical Offering) score; recording
Henry Cowell - Aeolian Harp recording and score
Cage - Sonatas and Interludes score; recording (Gerard Fremy)

Atonal systems
Structuralism
Tone-row music and serialism I.

Arnold Schoenberg - Variations for Orchestra Op. 31 score excerpt; recording (CSO, Barenboim); full score