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Review questionsReview questions

Who was MessiaenWho was Messiaen

What are some distinctive features of his music?What are some distinctive features of his music?

Who was Boulez?Who was Boulez?

What work by him did we study?What work by him did we study?

What are some distinctive features of his music?What are some distinctive features of his music?

AnnouncementAnnouncement

Quiz TuesdayQuiz Tuesday

John CageJohn Cage

Prepared pianoPrepared piano

Zen Buddhism: express musically the idea of zero thought.Zen Buddhism: express musically the idea of zero thought.How?How?

Silence: 433Silence: 433

Audience to focus on sounds in their environmentAudience to focus on sounds in their environment

Cages 433Cages 433

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Sounds that are not notated appear in the written

music as silence openin! the doors of the music to the

sounds that happen to be in the environment"#here is

always somethin! to see and to hear$ %n fact try as we

may to make a silence we cannot$&

George Crumb (b. 1929)George Crumb (b. 1929)

Taught at University of PennsylvaniaTaught at University of Pennsylvania

But taught here at CU before that!But taught here at CU before that!

New timbresNew timbres

New ways of playing instrumentsNew ways of playing instruments

George CrumbGeorge Crumb

Unusual instruments (toy piano, harmonica, musicalUnusual instruments (toy piano, harmonica, musicalsaw)saw)

Interest in non-Western musicInterest in non-Western music

ProgrammaticProgrammatic

SymbolismSymbolism

Visual, theatrical elementsVisual, theatrical elements

Ancient Voices of ChildrenAncient Voices of Children

Soprano, boy soporano, electric piano, harp,Soprano, boy soporano, electric piano, harp,percussionpercussion

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Poetry by Fredrico Garcia LorcaPoetry by Fredrico Garcia Lorca

A child tries to find his voice-how to expressA child tries to find his voice-how to expressmusically?musically?

Extended vocal techniques..Extended vocal techniques..

Humming, singing into piano, boy sings throughHumming, singing into piano, boy sings throughcardboard tubecardboard tube

'leatoric music'leatoric music

'lso called indeterminacy'lso called indeterminacy

Some elements are left to chance or to theSome elements are left to chance or to the

performerperformer

()ample* +utoslawski* ,enetian -ames()ample* +utoslawski* ,enetian -ames

+- ..+- ..

Venetian GamesVenetian Games

There are 8 sections, A-HThere are 8 sections, A-H

Each section is timedEach section is timed

Players play notes within a given number of secondsPlayers play notes within a given number of seconds

No conventional meterNo conventional meter

String players may choose their notesString players may choose their notes

Sounds different each time it is playedSounds different each time it is played

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Exam reviewExam review

DebussyDebussy

ImpressionismImpressionism

SymbolismSymbolism

Why is his work considered Impressionist?Why is his work considered Impressionist?

Afternoon of a Faun Poem by MallarmAfternoon of a Faun Poem by Mallarm

SchoenbergSchoenberg

ExpressionismExpressionism

AtonalityAtonality

SerialismSerialism

Pierrot LunairePierrot Lunaire

What is the poetry about?What is the poetry about?

The work sounds chaotic, but is structuredThe work sounds chaotic, but is structured

SprechstimmeSprechstimme

StravinskyStravinsky

Three compositional periods?Three compositional periods?

Russian (folk tunes)Russian (folk tunes)

NeoclassicalNeoclassical

SerialismSerialism

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Aaron CoplandAaron Copland

Important influences?Important influences?

JazzJazz

Mexican MusicMexican Music

Cowboy tunesCowboy tunes

Billy the Kid: balletBilly the Kid: ballet

JazzJazz

New Orleans-Armstrong, hardinNew Orleans-Armstrong, hardin

Big Band-EllingtonBig Band-Ellington

Bebop-Parker, GillespieBebop-Parker, Gillespie

Musical TheaterMusical Theater

Kerns Show BoatKerns Show Boat

West Side Story?West Side Story?

World BeatWorld Beat

SyncreticSyncretic

ChieftainsChieftains

ReelReel

Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazo

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20th century20th century

MessiaenMessiaen

Boulez (reviewed at beginning)Boulez (reviewed at beginning)