Musical Modernism & The Crisis of Tonality. I. Modernism (Background): A. Wright’s Take on Modernism: An Anti-Romantic Movement An Age of Extremes A.

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Musical Modernism & The Crisis of Tonality

I. Modernism (Background): A. Wright’s Take on Modernism: An Anti-Romantic Movement An Age of Extremes A Time of Radical Experimentation

B. Examples of Modernism in the Visual Arts

Angular, stark, assertive

Fragmented

Distorted, Abstract

Angular, harsh

Lean, lacking lushness or ornament

Hard-edged, objective

II. Musical Modernism (general features: see Wright) A.Melodies: frequent large leaps; (angular, stark) B. Harmony: much more dissonance (harsh) C. Rhythms: More complex, irregular, (fragmented) D. Tone color: extreme registers, often percussive, even ugly (hard-edged) E. Aesthetics: explore formal/mathematical possibilities rather than evoke emotion (objective, abstract)

III. Crisis A. Brave New World: Atonality B. Retreat: Late Romanticism or Post-Romanticism C. Alternative Lifestyle: New Scales D. Anarchy: Ives and the American Experimental Tradition E. Transform Conventions: Polychords & Polytonality

“Crisis” = Collapse or Depletion of Tonality

Maurice Ravel, La valse

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