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==Resources==
==Resources==
====Readings====


*Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom:''
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/Serialism.html Chapter 34: Serialism]
*Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:''
**[http://openmusictheory.com/postTonalAnalysis.html "Analyzing a Post-Tonal Piece from Scratch"]
**[http://openmusictheory.com/atonal.html "Analyzing Atonal Music"]
**[http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneBasics.html "Twelve-Tone Theory: Basics"]
**[http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneOperations.html "Twelve-Tone Theory: Operations"]
*[http://academic.udayton.edu/PhillipMagnuson/soundpatterns/microcosms/serialism.html Magnuson, ''Sound Patterns:'' Serialism]
*[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/atonality-and-serialism.pdf ''Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People:'' "Atonality and Serialism"]
*Kelley, ''Introduction to Post-Tonal Music Analysis:''
**[http://robertkelleyphd.com/home/teaching/music-theory/intro-to-post-tonal-music-analysis/#12Tone "The Twelve-Tone Method"]
**[http://robertkelleyphd.com/home/teaching/music-theory/intro-to-post-tonal-music-analysis/#matrix "The Matrix"]


==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==
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*Twelve-tone row analysis of a written score
*Twelve-tone row analysis of a written score


==== Files ====
====Files====


* [https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/johnito/music_theory/20thC/Assignments/FreeAtonality.html John Paul Ito: Free Atonality Assignments]
*[https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/johnito/music_theory/20thC/Assignments/FreeAtonality.html John Paul Ito: Free Atonality Assignments]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024

This lesson is part of the Harmony category.

Objectives

  • Students will become familiar with the characteristics and techniques of atonality.

Resources

Readings

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of atonal composition, including Schoenberg’s twelve-tone row process
  • Analysis of a twelve-tone row piece
  • Composition of a short atonal piece

Assignments

  • Twelve-tone row analysis of a written score

Files

Notes