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    Balanced formand structureand restrained

    emotional

    content

    Moderninstrumentaltechniques

    and chromatic

    harmony

    Neo-

    Classicism

    Neoclassicismcan be seen as a reaction against the prevailing trendof 19th century Romanticism.

    Neoclassicism makes a return to balanced forms and often emotional restraint, as

    well as 18th century compositional processes and techniques.

    Advances in modern instrumental resources such as the full orchestra, which had

    greatly expanded since the 18th century, and advanced harmony, makes neoclassicalworks distinctly 20th century.

    fromclassical andbaroque era

    (classical)

    fromRomantic

    era and turnof the

    century (neo= new)

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    Classical

    portrait

    Neo-classical

    portraits

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    Hindemith

    From theBaroque and

    Classical

    Also...

    ComposersFrom

    modernmusic

    TippettProkofiev

    Stravinsky

    Poulenc Bitonality

    Clarity ofsound in

    solos

    Frequentchangesof key

    Music notdescribinganything inparticular

    Echoes ofearlier

    composers

    Deliberatewrong

    notes

    Styledevoid of

    emotion

    Regularrhythms

    Unexpectedchord

    sequences

    Devicessuch as

    alberti bass,

    sequence &imitation

    Cleartexture

    Unexpectedharmonies

    Forms suchas sonata,concerto &

    symphony

    Neo -Classicism

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    Baroque Techniques used in

    Stravinskys Pulcinella Suite

    Small orchestra (not the large orchestra like the oneused in the Rite of Spring seven years previously)

    Orchestra without clarinet or percussion

    Baroque style texture

    Baroque approach to the soliand

    tuttipassages

    Reference on the score to concertino

    and ripieno

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    Pulcinellais my discovery

    of the past, the epiphany

    that has given existenceto my later works

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    Pulcinellais my discovery

    of the past, the epiphany

    that has given existenceto my later works

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    Lived in Ukraine whichwas part of the USSR

    Soviet governmentexercised censorship

    over music and the arts

    Music wasnt heard inpublic if it was too

    difficult for the common

    man to appreciateNeo-classicism fittedwell into this regime

    Artistic freedom was

    suppressed in this way

    Was composing aged 5

    At 13 he entered theConservatoire in Moscow

    The revolution of 1917affected his work (and the

    effect of the Sovietregime)

    Travelled to escape censorship

    Met Diaghilev (balletchoreographer) but he

    rejected his music

    Returned to Russia

    1918: Classical Symphony wasperformed (expressed ideas of

    the past in musical form)

    Pleased the Soviet government

    but still felt constrained soleft Russia again

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    At the turn of the

    century he was among

    the very first to travel

    into the countryside to

    collect folk-songs and

    carols from singers

    Notated songs and

    carols for future

    generations to

    enjoy.

    Musical editor of

    The English Hymnal he

    composed several

    hymns that are now

    world-wide favourites

    (For all the Saints, Comedown O love Divine)

    Deeply affected by

    WWI, and the loss

    of his composer

    friend Butterworth

    Sustained a long

    and deep

    friendship with the

    composer Gustav

    Holst (Planets)

    He also became

    professor of

    composition at the

    Royal College of

    Music in London.

    Work included nine

    symphonies, five operas,

    film music, ballet and stage

    music, several song cycles,

    church music and works for

    chorus and orchestra

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