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

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

3 Vocal Virtuosity Bethany Beardslee Cathy Berberian Jan DeGaetani Phyllis Bryn Julson

4 John Cage (1912-1992)

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

6 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

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

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

9 Technology in Music Musique concrète Synthesizer Digital technology

10 Electronic Music Edgard Varèse (1883-1965) Poème electronique - 1958 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

11 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

12 New Romanticism - Composers Samuel Barber (1910-1981) 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

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

14 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

15 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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