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*Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:''
*Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:''
**Twelve-Tone Theory: [http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneBasics.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneOperations.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneIntervallicStructure.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneMusicDerivation.html 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneMusicInvariance.html 5], [http://openmusictheory.com/twelveToneMusicInvariance.html 6]
**[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]
*[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"]
*[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/atonality-and-serialism.pdf ''Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People:'' "Atonality and Serialism"]

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