10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYTONALITY»
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polytonality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
polytonality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Music of the Twentieth Century: A Study of Its Elements and ...
We could even take this line of argument so far as to conclude that polytonality is
a typically time- (and ear-)related phenomenon! Example from Milhaud's
Saudades do Brazil would undoubtedly have sounded bitonal to the ears of the ...
2
New Music in China and the C.C. Liu Collection at the ...
Soft. and. Sweet,. Loud. and. Sour: Looking. Back. on. Polytonality. Harrison
Ryker Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. A persistent issue for composers of the first
quarter of the twentieth century was, what to do about tonality? Thanks to the
work of ...
Helen Woo, Georg A. Predota, 2005
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History
One such approach, known as polytonality, sought to use more than one tonality
at the same time. A polytonal composition is one that is written in two or more
keys simultaneously. Although this sounds confusing, just imagine two separate ...
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Techniques and Materials of Music: From the Common Practice ...
Polyharmony. and. Polytonality. I. Polyharmony involves the simultaneous
sounding of two or more tertian chords with distinct roots (poly- chords). The
variables are the quality of the chords, the root relationships, and the spacing or ...
Thomas Benjamin, Michael Horvit, Robert Nelson, 2007
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On the Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring
Polytonality is associated with IgorStravinsky's ballets Petroushka (1911) and
The Rite of Spring (1913).In fact, the twochords inFigure 14.9a are sometimes
called the “Stravinsky” chords. Note that Figure 14.9b is a linear version of
polytonality ...
Fred Karlin, Rayburn Wright, 2004
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Twentieth-Century Chamber Music
Theharmonic scheme atwork in this piece is one of polytonality, a
phenomenonthat needs commentary. Polytonality, far from being the pervasive
techniquethat manyscholars find in the music of the 1920s, lies, I believe,ratherin
theearofthe ...
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Cognitive Foundations of Musical Pitch
9. Perceiving. multiple. keys: Modulation. and. polytonality. A number of detailed
case studies are presented in this and the following chapter, in which the basic
probe tone technique (Krumhansl & Shepard, 1979; Krumhansl & Kessler, 1982;
...
Department of Psychology Cornell University Carol L. Krumhansl Associate Professor, 1990
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Jazz Meets the World-the World Meets Jazz
It was by way of bi- and polytonality that he arrived at panchromaticism. For
Milhaud, polytonality and atonality form a sonoric unity: atonal harmonies emerge
from polytonal counterpoint, atonal melodies from diatonic elements. "Polytonality
...
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The Piano Works of Claude Debussy
BITONALITY and polytonality find their systematic use in Debussy, and for that
reason and in view of succeeding historical developments are of particular
importance in those works and passages in which they occur. This simultaneous
use of ...
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Music in the Early Twentieth Century: The Oxford History of ...
Puttinghistheoryinapposition—henceincompetition—withSchoenberg's,Milhaud
distinguished them by asserting that ''between polytonality and atonality there are
the same essential differences as between diatonicism and chromaticism.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYTONALITY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
polytonality is used in the context of the following news items.
Old Masters: Two Musical Worlds Of Clarinetist Bill Smith
He was fascinated by polytonality, and by non-Western tuning systems. In 1946, Smith enrolled at Mills College, to study with avant-garde ... «KUOW News and Information, Jul 15»
Composer, Frederick Frahm Offers Seashells
Pinkham's music showed me how to conserve material and to bring harmonic color to music with his use of polytonality. "Philip Glass is a ... «Crossmap, Jul 15»
In Praise of Ornette Coleman, Part 2: Nels Cline, Marc Ribot, and …
I was talking about polytonality, rhythmic displacement, about a certain way of working with a motif...no, not working at all: PLAYING...playing ... «Noisey, Jun 15»
Ornette Coleman, an inscrutable genius, gave jazz its freedom
There were technical things that have made his work great. For instance, polytonality (playing in more than one key) was an early trademark. «Something Else! Reviews, Jun 15»
Kamasi Washington and Brainfeeder's jazz resurrection
Just the mere mention of “jazz” can seem alienating for those who aren't already conditioned to the sounds of improvisation, polytonality or, god ... «Treble, Jun 15»
Botstein, ASO bring neglected American rarities to life
The tunes are a foundation on which Schuman adds his distinctive polyphony, polytonality, and explosive energy. This is an orchestral ... «New York Classical Review, May 15»
NEW BEDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Last concert of the …
... might “watch” the competing marching bands in Charles Ives's “Three Places in New England” (but without the polyrhythms and polytonality). «Wicked Local Marion, May 15»
With wine and song, The Colonials bring a new paradigm to new …
The first section bursts open with ringing sonorities and rhythmic vitality, and moments of polytonality, that had the vibrant sound of mid–20th ... «New York Classical Review, May 15»
Heras-Casado's second SFS program is uneven but with some …
Rather it is Stravinsky's own approach to polytonality, arising by superimposing two tonic chords that have absolutely nothing to do with each ... «Examiner.com, Apr 15»
Charles Ives: An American Maverick – A Week-Long Festival of …
A lot of his work brings in polytonality and polyrhythm. Ives supported himself by selling life insurance, and was quite successful at it, founding ... «Buffalo Rising, Apr 15»
