Pitch Class sets and operations
Analysis and excerpts:
Bartók, "Song of the Harvest," from Forty-four Violin Duets,"Whole-tone Scale,"Mikrokosmos, Vol. 5, "Diminished Fifth," Mikrokosmos, Vol. 4, first "Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm," Mikrokosmos, Vol. 6, String Quartet No. 4, Allegro, Concerto for Orchestra, Elegia
Scriabin, "Two Poémes," Op. 69, No. 1, and Prelude Op. 74, No. 4.
Read: Chapters 2 and 3, pp. 58–120.
Read for next week: Chapters 3 and 4, pp. 121–76.
Assignment 2 due Thursday Jan. 20.
Analysis Assignment:Kaija Saariaho, From the Grammar of Dreams, III
Scores:
Bartók,
"Song of the Harvest," from Forty-four Violin Duets
"Whole-tone Scale," from Mikrokosmos, Vol. 5
"From the Island of Bali" Mikrokosmos no. 109
"Diminished Fifth," Mikrokosmos, Vol. 4
"Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 1" Mikrokosmos, Vol. 6
Scriabin,
Playlist:
Audio excerpts for Class and Assignment 1 & 2
Set Theory Quiz 1 (open from Jan. 6, 1pm to Jan. 18, 11am (class)
Set Theory Quiz 2 (open from Jan. x, 1pm to Jan. x, 11am (class)
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