Organization and Freedom Tonal serialism - extremely complex, ultra rational Aleatoric music Microtonality.

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Organization and Freedom Tonal serialism - extremely complex, ultra rational Aleatoric music Microtonality

Important Composers John Cage Morton Feldman Oliver Messiaen Karlheinz Stockhausen Earl Brown Milton Babbitt Luciano Berio Pierre Boulez

Vocal Virtuosity Bethany Beardslee Cathy Berberian Jan DeGaetani Phyllis Bryn Julson

John Cage ( )

George Crumb (b. 1929) Report on George Crumb by Greta Lee

Crumb - Ancient Voices of Children Emotional character - a kind of romanticism Federico Garciá Lorca Cycle of songs (sop. And boy sop.) Uses voice like an instrument Sometimes phonetic sounds Flutter tongue Amplified piano

Eastern African music Transmitted through oral tradition Ensiriba ya munage Katego Pentatonic melodic polyrhythms

Chinary Ung (b. 1942) Influence of native Cambodia Spiral Western melodic patterns Eastern timbers

Technology in Music Musique concrète Synthesizer Digital technology

Electronic Music Edgard Varèse ( ) Poème electronique World’s fair Electronic music late in life Milton Babbitt (b. 1916) Philomel - combined live and electronic Pauline Oliveras (b. 1932) Mixed media Movie and TV soundtracks

New Romanticism in the 20th C...close the gap between composers and the public by restoring music to its former position as “the language of the emotions” Appealing melodies Regular rhythm Lush harmonies Rich orchestral colors

New Romanticism - Composers Samuel Barber ( ) Adagio for Strings Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Thea Musgrave (b. 1928) Mary, Queen of Scots David Del Tredici (b. 1937) Final Alice Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Report on Libby Larsen by Brian Bachrach

Libby Larsen - Symphony: Water Music Program Symphony Commissioned - tercentenary of Handel’s birth Quotation music - incorporates fragments of Handel’s music First movement: Fresh Breeze “Hornpipe” theme from Handel’s Water Music

Minimalism Repetition: melody, rhythm, harmony Slow change - hypnotic Terry Riley (b. 1935) - In C Philip Glass (b. 1937) - Einstein on the Beach John Adams (b. 1947) Next phase - more personal and emotional Nixon in China Short Ride on a Fast Machine

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