Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-century Music
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Author | : Stefan M. Kostka |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015062557163 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-century Music by : Stefan M. Kostka
Book excerpt: The twilight of the tonal system -- Scale formations in twentieth-century music -- The vertical dimension -- The horizontal dimension : melody and voice leading -- Harmonic progression and tonality -- Developments in rhythm -- Form in twentieth-century music -- Imports and allusions -- Nonserial atonality -- Classical serialism -- Timbre and texture : acoustic -- Timbre and texture : electronic -- Serialism after 1945 -- The roles of chance and choice in twentieth-century music -- Minimalism and beyond.